Cricket-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar feels Shubman Gill is under pressure in Tests and T20Is but is fit for ODIs at the moment. Sanjay Manjrekar also gave important advice to Shubman Gill on how to improve his batting in Test cricket.
Shubman Gill is taking part in the first Test between India and England at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad. But he once again struggled in the one-down position instead of his usual opener position. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma scored the first goals for the team in the match.
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Shubman Gill Is Under Pressure In Tests And T20Is
In a conversation on ESPN Cricinfo, former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar analyzed Shubman Gill’s knock. Manjrekar said Shubman Gill is under pressure in Tests and he is under pressure in T20Is but now he is ready for ODI format.
“He’s under pressure not only in Test cricket but also in T20 cricket. There’s a crowd gathering around him and I think that’s making his life a bit difficult. In the 50-over format, I think he is ready at the moment,” Manjrekar
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Sanjay Manjrekar also stressed the need for strong defense for the Tests on Indian pitches. Shubman also advised Gill to focus on defense rather than attack to improve his batting in red-ball formats.
“There are disciplines in Test cricket that you need unless you are batting at number six or seven, but you still need them, especially with a pitch like India’s,” he said at home recently. , you need good defense there. ”
“If you can’t defend and you try to get out of trouble by attacking, that works in 50-over cricket or T20 cricket, but in Test cricket you need some good defense .’ And that is what Shubman Gill should focus on,” said Manjrekar, who played 34 Tests and 74 ODIs for India during his career.
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Shubman Gill struggled to hit big shots in the last Test series between India and South Africa. In the currently ongoing 1st Test against England, the right-handed batsman scored his 14 runs over 43 on the first day. He remains unbeaten with wickets and his teammate Yashasvi and Jaiswal are unbeaten with his 76.
England chose to bat first in the match. However, the away team failed due to Indian team’s spin attack. On the first day, they lost 246-10. Ben Stokes scored a team-high 70 runs, but the rest of the batsmen failed to reach half-centuries.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja led India’s bowling attack, chasing three wickets each. Axar Patel and Jasprit Bumrah picked two wickets each. India lost only one wicket to Rohit and his Sharma.
