Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag was not too happy with young Indian opener Shubman Gill’s batting performance in the second ODI against Australia in Indore. The 24-year-old scored his fifth ODI hundred in 2023, but fell shortly after scoring his 100th score in this match.
Shubman Gill has scored 104 runs Off 97 Ball, Contains 4 6 and 6 < span class="sw">Boundary. class=”sw”>, gil When hitting . class=”sw”>Together 1 200 runs Partnership and Shreyas Iyer To 2nd 2nd Ticket gate India is a great position Medium a Winning match < /span> span>Australia led the Men in Blue to a total of 399 wins and 5 losses after 50 overs.
Right after Virender Sehwag scored his fifth ODI hundred in the match, he vented his anger at Shubman Gill’s approach on Cricbuzz. He believes the young player should have kept a good position in the midfield and then he should have tried for his double century.
Sefag claims he had 18 overs remaining at the time of his dismissal and believes 200 would have been easy given his current performance.
“He didn’t score last time, but he definitely scored 100 today, but I still think he could have scored 160 or 180 with his form.Currently. , he is only 25 years old. If he had hit 200 today, he would have been able to play without getting tired. It would have been tough because he didn’t get back on his feet even when he was 30. So now it’s better to hit the big runs. is better,” said Virender Sehwag.
“When you’re doing well and scoring runs, don’t throw away your wickets. When he got out, there were 18 overs left. If only he had played 9-10 more overs. He could have reached his second double 100.
“Rohit Sharma scored 3 double hundreds. He had an opportunity to do so today. A player named Sehwag scored 200 at this venue. It’s a great track,” added Virender Sehwag.
Shubman Gill is in great form and the youngster has consistently performed well in all three formats for the Indian team since the beginning of 2023 and is set to make his ODI World Cup debut for the Indian team.
The right-handed opener is being touted as the next big star of Indian cricket. The prolific batsman is expected to become India’s next superstar. He has been exceptional during his short cricketing career for the Men in Blue and the youngster could play a key role in the team’s success at the World Cup.
