Sehwag criticizes India opener Shubhman Gill despite his century in the second ODI match against Australia
The young opener of team India, Shubman Gill, had fallen 26 runs short of the triple-figure mark on Friday in the opening match of the ODI series against Australia at Mohali, as he walked back with his head down in sheer disappointment at failing to finish the innings for India himself in the chase of 276. But on Sunday, on a batting-friendly track at the Holkar Stadium in Indore, with the longest boundary being 69 meters, Gill ensured that he got to his sixth ODI century, with which he broke a plethora of records. But the legend of Team India, Virender Sehwag, was not satisfied with the knock. Sehwag was left miffed, wanting a bigger score from an in-form Gill.
Sehwag said, “He missed out last time but ensured that he got his hundred today, but I would still say that the form he is in, he should have scored 160 or 180. He is now just 25. Had he scored 200 today, then he wouldn't have become tired and could have fielded as well. At 30, he would have found it difficult because he wouldn't have recovered. So it is better to score big runs now.”
He further added, “When you are in form and you are scoring runs, then don't throw your wicket away. When he got out, there were 18 overs still remaining. Had he played for 9–10 overs more, he could have completed his second double hundred. Rohit Sharma scored three double hundreds. He had the opportunity today. A 200 has been scored at this venue by a player named Sehwag, because it is that sort of track.”