Shubman Gill blames white-ball cricket as he admits Test performance ‘not up to expectations’
When Shubman Gill took over the number three spot of CheteshwarPujara in Test cricket, many had their doubts. Pujara had played nearly 100 matches, scoring 18 hundreds and 6500 runs at the position. Gill still averages just 35 overall, but at 3, it goes up to 41. Talking before the Team A vs B match in the Duleep Trophy, Gill owned up to the fact that his performance hasn’t been great.
Filling in the shoes of Pujarais not going to be easy, both home and away, but Gill is ready for the challenge. The white-ball vice-captain stated that he’s not fulfilled his own expectations and hopes to change that in the coming six months when he goes against Bangladesh, New Zealand, and Australia.
On the eve of the match Gill said, “Yes, I’ve not been up to my own expectations in Test cricket. But we have ten Tests coming up together. Hopefully, after these ten Tests end, I’d be up to my expectations or more.”
“I worked on my defence a little bit more especially against the spinners. Playing on turning tracks, you should be able to defend a lot more. Then you play scoring shots. With more T20 and playing on batting friendly tracks in the white ball, I feel It takes away a little from your defensive game over a period of time. So that was my focus during the England series,” he added.