Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has heaped praises on Shubman Gill for the best way he batted within the first ODI in opposition to West Indies and gave an ideal begin for the Indian aspect. Gill had final performed an ODI in 2020 in opposition to Australia earlier than coming into this sequence and he was a shock decide within the squad in opposition to West Indies. With Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan within the squad, Gill was anticipated to be benched which didn’t occur.
The correct-hander opened the innings alongside skipper Shikhar Dhawan and stitched a 119-run partnership for the primary wicket. Gill was the aggressor among the many two and he took on the bowling from the beginning. The 22-year-old scored a 53-ball 64 which included six fours and two sixes at a strike charge of 120.75. It couldn’t have been a greater return to the ODI setup for Gill who regarded in supreme contact with the bat.
In my view, it was a century missed: Aakash Chopra
Chopra famous the elegant pictures performed by Gill caught the eyes of the viewers and felt that he’s extremely prized when he bats in that trend. The 44-year-old felt that Gill missed the possibility to attain a century and famous that the teenager ought to have dominated proceedings. He revealed his disappointment over seeing the best way Gill obtained run out.
“Shubman Gill batted extraordinarily nicely. The way in which he began with the drive, after that the punch, and the straight six he hit, he’s good. When he bats, it appears he’s million-dollar. A half-century is a unbelievable return however in my view, it was a century missed, a chance not misplaced however undoubtedly missed, since you had been taking part in very nicely, the opposition group was down, the wrestler had fallen and also you simply needed to crush him,” Chopra mentioned whereas talking on his Youtube Channel.
“The way in which he obtained run out, that was a lazy run, actually. It was his personal name, it was a straightforward run as nicely however he didn’t attain the opposite finish, he was out by such an enormous margin, put within the dive. I used to be barely disenchanted,” he added.
