Shubman Gill’s Early Days At No. 3 Spot Unimpressive, Ex-India Opener Suggests Areas He Should ‘Tighten’ | Cricket News

The India-West Indies Test collection has seen Shubman Gill batting at a news No. 3 slot. While earlier than this he has been opening the innings for India, Gill is slowly getting accustomed to the brand new place. He has not scored massive within the spot do far. While within the first Test in Dominica he scored six, within the first innings of the second Test in Trinidad he scored 10. Former India opener Wasim Jaffer, who performed 31 Tests and two ODIs for India and likewise holds quite a few data in home cricket, mentioned Gill must be taught the commerce of batting at No 3, particularly on gradual and low pitches.

“Looking at the bigger picture, he wants to bat there for a longer period. But the start has not been the way he wanted. In this Test match and in this innings, he had a good chance, the wicket was good, (the team) had got a good start. I felt he played a little loose and he obviously will be disappointed with that dismissal, and that is where he needs to tighten up. He likes the ball coming on to the bat, because of so much of white-ball cricket he is used to hitting on the rise,” he mentioned.

“He wants that pace which is found in white-ball cricket. But in red-ball cricket, on wickets like these, probably in India when he plays, it is not easy to play on the rise. He just needs to understand that and improve his game for those conditions.”

Jaffer mentioned Jaiswal has made an amazing begin to Test cricket which many gamers will solely dream of.

“It has been a dream start, there is no doubt about it. Anyone getting 170 (171) in his debut innings and following it up with a fifty (54) is a dream start that anyone would wish to have. He is on the right track, I have known him from 2013-14 since he used to work with Jwala Singh (coach) and I was also involved,” he mentioned.

Talking about India’s T20 facet for the West Indies collection, Jaffer mentioned he was stunned with the number of Umran Malik.

“I am surprised with Umran Malik’s selection. We have seen him concede a lot of runs in T20 cricket. He is more suited to Test or one-day cricket. He needs to learn the art of T20 cricket. I do not think he is ready for T20 cricket.”

With PTI inputs