India opener Shubman Gill had an excellent outing in the first innings of the fourth and final Test of the series against Australia.
Gavaskar extols Shubman Gill
“He has a lot of time. When he plays a defensive shot, the way he bends forward, even against Mitchell Starc… he presents a straight face of the bat and plays a forward defence, it was so pleasing to see. It shows that he has confidence. He doesn’t only play on the backfoot. His foot moves forward and he has a solid defence, not just a solid attack. And in Test cricket, you need that,” Gavaskar was quoted as saying during the post-lunch conversation on Star Sports.
“Shuffling back and forth against pace bowlers isn’t very easy. But he picks the lines and lengths really well. Kisi bhi ballebaaz ke paas agar time ho, usne agar apne career ko sambhaala, toh aage jaake 8-10,000 run aaram se kar lega (If a batter has time, if he keeps his career in the right direction, he can easily score 8-10,000 runs in Tests),” Gavaskar added.
Gill’s knock has taken India to a good position India need to bat aggressively on Day 4 if they want a result in the Test. The hosts will be relying on Virat Kohli (59*) and Ravindra Jadeja (16*) to help them reach close to Australia’s first innings score of 480.
