The former U-19 World Cup member has been in near-invincible touch in the 50-over format since making his return on the tour of the Caribbean last year. He is the leading run-scorer in Team India’s home season, having scored two fifties and a hundred across the four matches that have been played so far.
His most recent outing, which broke a set of records, saw him score 208 runs off 149 deliveries while others seemed to struggle on the surface at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Shedding light on his incredible performance, Gill said in an interaction with Team India’s fellow double-centurions Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan:
Gill led the charge for the Men in Blue with the bat by scoring the majority of the runs. The next highest score came in the form of the skipper, who scored 34 runs while opening the innings after winning the toss.
“The bowler should feel that the batter is showing intent, looking for boundaries” - Shubman Gill
The youngster was in full flow from one end right from the word go, while wickets tumbled from the other end. Virat Kohli and Ishan Kishan were dismissed for single-digit scores while Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya could not convert their respective starts.
This pattern of play left Shubman Gill in a rather tricky position. He had to hold his end but had to timely push up the run rate as well. Revealing that he did not allow the bowlers to settle by constantly showing intent despite the situation, Gill said:
The historic double century pushed Team India’s total to 349-8, a total which proved to be barely enough. A special knock from Michael Bracewell (140 off 78 deliveries) almost helped the Kiwis chase down the total.
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