Cheteshwar Pujara, who spent a lot of time with Gill in the middle, heaped praise on the 23-year-old and lauded him for being patient while batting. He also appreciated the cricketer for being defensive against the spinners and playing in an aggressive manner against the pacers.
“He always likes to play his shots. I try and play my natural game. I try and communicate what the bowlers are trying to do. Apart from that, he showed a lot of patience yesterday. He is not someone who will keep defending against the spinners. But if you look at his strike rate against spinners, he was quite defensive. He was trying to take the fast bowlers on. Whenever there was a loose ball, he tried to punish it,” Pujara said as quoted by India Today.
“I always enjoy it. If someone is taking on the bowlers, then I can just rotate the strike, try and play my natural game,” he added.
“It’s been a long time to be honest. It’s good to see such wickets because sometimes, as a batting unit, you need to play on such pitches to gain confidence to spend some time in the crease and score big runs,” Pujara added.
