Shubman Gill Replica of Rohit Sharma, Struggle in tests continues.
shubman gill in tests
India has the habit of making new players superstars in a couple of innings but needs to remember that one season and one format cannot make any player great.
The recent poor form of Shubman Gill in test matches is a big worry. Many count him as a future star of India, but that star has yet to make a statement with his bat in test matches. He has the talent, but those skills should be seen in Test matches.
Shubman Gill tests stats:
In 18 test matches, 32 inning, our young generation superstar Shubman Gill averages less than “32, ” below Ravindra Jadeja in tests.
Why is Shubman Gill failing test matches:
If you see the batting style of Shubman Gill, he bats like Rohit Sharma. When Rohit came to frame, he played the same as Gill. Very dangerous in ODI’s but below average in Tests.
Off-drives and lazy shots are like same as Rohit Sharma. Shubman Gill is a replica of Rohit in batting. Sometimes he plays too lazy shots, pocking the ball outside offside like Rohit and Kohli. He needs to work more on basic technics from Rahul Dravid and other greats of India played in the past.
T20s effects on test cricket:
Poor pitches and T20s are affecting the batting of batters in India. If you see, in T20s and ODIs, you get good flat pitches, and when it comes to regular test matches, pitch batters can’t even stand for two sessions.
If you see the list of batters in the last 5 to 10 years, very few Indian batters played two sessions in test matches. Out of 10, every batter rarely played 2 games with two session batting. In the last 5 years, the ratio has even gone down.
Under the coaching of the legend of India, Rahul Dravid, the wall of India in tests:
The good thing about Gill is that he is playing under the coaching of Rahul Dravid. Gill should learn the basics of facing pacers in tests. Batting in test matches is art; Succeeding in a shorter format is different, and making a mark in tests takes work. So Gill should work with him and learn to control a few shots while starting the inning. We all know once Gill is set, he has all the top shots to entertain viewers with his batting, like Rohit Sharma.
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