Shubman Gill, a gifted opener, may have an issue with his technique against left-arm spinners, according to the cricketer-turned-commentator. India overcame Aiden Markram’s team by 106 runs in the third game of their Twenty20 International Series on Thursday, December 14, in Johannesburg, averting a series loss. The series concluded 1-1 as a result of this outcome. Aakash Chopra, a former opener for India, examined the actions of a few of the Indian players competing in the series.
LBW dismissals of Shubman for 0 and 8, respectively, occurred in both games. During the third Twenty20 International, he attempted to sweep Keshav Maharaj, but the on-field umpire smacked him on his pads, promptly giving him out. Replays later revealed that he would have survived if he had opted for a review because the ball had missed the stumps.
Shubman Gill Twenty20 international stats are inconsistent. One or two significant knocks are there, but everything else is low. It appears that he is having trouble with left-arm spin as well. Aakash Chopra wrote on his YouTube page, “From what I understand, the left-arm spinners have trapped him inside the powerplay.”
Shubman Gill played his first T20I match earlier this year against New Zealand, where he earned his first century.
After accumulating 890 runs at an average of 60 for the Gujarat Titans, he went on to win the orange cap in the Indian Premier League. Gill hasn’t been able to perform well regularly in the game’s shortest format, despite scoring a half-century against the West Indies.
Aakash Chopra says Tilak Varma is losing out on possibilities.
In addition, Chopra said that Tilak Varma, who scored 29 and 0 while batting at No. 3 in the series against South Africa, lost out on a great chance.
Tilak Varma is passing up chances. He needs to exercise caution because his Ireland series wasn’t great and he is losing out even in this situation by batting at number three. He was forced to bat slightly down the order against Australia. Because it is still Kohli’s, No. 3 is already a tough position to keep. I believe that Rohit and Kohli will compete in the Twenty24–20 World Cup,” Chopra continued.
In the Caribbean, the southpaw made a strong debut to his international career. With 173 runs at an average of 57.67 in five innings, he concluded as India’s leading run scorer in the five-match series. Nevertheless, he has only scored 137 runs in the next ten games.
Chopra also mentioned Jitesh Sharma, an Indian wicketkeeper and batsman. Following the ODI World Cup 2023, the 30-year-old had some spectacular cameos against Australia in the home T20I series. He did not, however, do well in the Rainbow Nation, as he managed just five runs in the two Twenty20 Internationals. The 46-year-old claimed that Jitesh missed out on a chance to firmly establish his place on the squad. KL Rahul and Sanju Samson, among others, are reportedly waiting in the wings for a chance to return to the T20I lineup, according to Chopra.
“In some ways, Jitesh Sharma has also missed out on opportunities, but he bats down the order. If he doesn’t, someone else will be prepared to take his place. Perhaps Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Sanju Samson, or Rishabh Pant once he recovers completely,” Chopra remarked.
Given that he rarely plays down the order, perhaps it isn’t Ishan Kishan. I don’t think it will happen, but Samson might have a shot if he bats at No. 5 for RR. Jitesh Sharma is thus, in a sense, a front-runner, but not really,” he said.
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