In the meantime, former India head coach Ravi Shastri stated that Gill is youthful and will learn with time, whereas he was extremely disappointed with Pujara, who has ample experience playing in English conditions. He recently played for Sussex in Division Two of the County Championship, and he was anticipated to read the conditions well, but he failed to deliver in the first inning.
Cheteshwar Pujara and Shubman Gill were dismissed on Day 2 of the ongoing World Test Championship final against Australia due to weak shot selection. Notably, both cricketers attempted to leave the ball, but it ultimately returned and shattered the wickets, sending them back to the pavilion. Both wickets were identical, and as a result, the team management will be extremely dissatisfied with their weak shot selection during the high-pressure match.
“This is a weak move, as the front foot has just crossed the line. It should be heading in the direction of the ball; he was planning to play it before deciding whether to let it go. The off-stump is exposed, given how he is departing from it. The front foot remains on the middle limb even though it is moving towards the stump. Observe your front foot. It should be wider and closer to the object. He believed it to be outside the off-limb. “I made a judgement error,” Ravi Shastri Shastri said on air.
“In England, we frequently discuss abandoning the ball and knowing where your off stump is. This is a lack of awareness of your off-limb. Observe Shubman Gill’s somewhat sluggish footwork. He will eventually learn; he is still immature; however, Pujara will be very disappointed to observe this. It should have been slightly closer to the projectile and across its trajectory. “That’s why they’re always telling you to know where your stump is,” the 61-year-old added.
Notably, India are 151/5 after stumbling on Day 2 and are currently 318 runs behind the Rohit Sharma-led opposition. On the third day of the test, the team requires a sturdy partnership between Ajinkya Rahane (29*) and KS Bharat (5*).
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