Shubman Gill’s criticism of the Indian team for the ICC T20 World Cup has not only surprised the Indian fans but also some cricketing greats. One of them is none other than the Indian genius Sunil Gavaskar.
While many are happy with the selections made by the Indian Men’s Selection Committee, some have even praised the departure of Shubman Gill from the World Cup squad; some, like Gujarat Titans coach Ashish Nehra and former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar, have backed Gill.
“No surprise, it is a surprise,” says Sunil Gavaskar.
After Gill’s omission, Gavaskar seemed genuinely surprised as he called it a shock in the air when the squad was discussed. Gavaskar started by admitting that he didn’t see it coming. “No surprise, it’s a surprise.”
“Because he is a class act. Quality batsman, who has had a fantastic season with the bat. Yes, I know he has struggled in these few games against South Africa. But you know, class always tells in the end. You know, form is always a bit temporary,” Gavaskar said.
The former Indian captain tried to reason with Shubman Gill’s lack of form in the format. He said the Indian player was returning after a long break and that explains his lack of rhythm as you just have to get into the shorter format and go all ‘bang-bang’.
“So the T20 format is not something foreign to him,” Gavaskar said
Shubman Gill is often criticized for being relatively slower than the other players who bat on the power play; To this, Sunil Gavaskar explained that the method could appear slower if he cannot time the ball properly.
Gavaskar opined that Shubman Gill tends to be more of a Test cricketer and has the intention of playing on the ground. He said if it doesn’t come easily on the bat, it is quite challenging to play different types of shots to get runs in T20s.
We have seen in the IPL that he is very good. So the T20 format is not something foreign to him,” said Gavaskar.
Gavaskar switches on fatherly mode for Shubman Gill
When an injured Shubman Gill and captain Suryakumar Yadav returned from Ahmedabad, Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar also took the same flight and came back along with the Indian stars.
He revealed that he had given Shubman Gill some advice, and that it was not to improve his game or anything to do with his technique. He called Gill’s injuries a bit bizarre, which is why he had to cast off the evil eye.
“I said some of the injuries he has had are a bit bizarre. And that’s why you know the neck injury and then of course the knee injury. I said, Ghar pe kisiko bolo nazar utar de. You know, because we believe in that. We believe in ki kabhi kabhi nazar lag jaati hain,” said Gavaskar, putting on his grandfather mode for the Indian cricketer.
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