WI vs IND: Zaheer Khan provides Shubman Gill beneath common ranking after underwhelming Test sequence
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By India Today Sports Desk: Zaheer Khan has given Shubman Gill a beneath common ranking after his underwhelming efficiency within the recently-concluded Test sequence in opposition to the West Indies.
Gill was given a brand new function of batting at No.3 as Yashasvi Jaiswal was given the function of opening the batting alongside Rohit Sharma. The teenager had changed Cheteshwar Pujara within the function, who had been dropped for the tour. For nearly all of his Test profession, Gill had been opening the batting for India.
However, Gill’s efficiency didn’t fairly match the excessive expectations set by followers and cricket pundits alike.
Throughout the sequence, Gill may solely rating 45 runs from three innings at a median of twenty-two.50. Speaking to JioCinema, Zaheer was requested for his ranking of the teenager’s efficiency and the previous pacer gave a beneath common ranking of 4 out of 10.
“I have given 4 out of 10. Just keeping that 5 as an average benchmark. And then you have below average series and then you have above average series.”
Zaheer went on to say that Gill would wish time and must reset his mindset batting at No.3.
“As you try to gauge from outside, you get the feeling that when you ask someone like Pujara not to be picked in the side, then you are looking ahead. That’s a clear cut indication of that. With Shubman Gill, the fact that there was a huge opening stand, has also not helped. Because as an opener you have a pattern of opening an innings. As an opener, you look to take your time. The ball is nice and hard. There will be extra bounce. there will be a timing, tempo. When you have a big opening stand, the ball is softer. That’s what is happening, He needs that time. He needs to reset his mindset on batting at no.3,” mentioned Zaheer.
