‘What Was He Looking To Play?’: Sunil Gavaskar Tears Into Shubman Gill For Throwing His Wicket | Cricket News

Indian cricket group nice Sunil Gavaskar has lashed out at younger batter Shubman Gill for throwing away his wicket on Day 2 of the first Test towards England in Hyderabad. Gill, who resumed from his in a single day rating of 14, obtained him caught at mid-wicket on 23 after a rash shot towards the turning cherry. He performed 66 deliveries and hit simply two boundaries, whereas additionally struggling to rotate strike. Gavaskar fumed at Gill for his shot-selection, saying that there was no want for him to do this.

Gavaskar made the feedback whereas commentating on Day 2.

“What kind of a shot was he looking to play? One can understand if he was looking to play it in the air but it was just a badly executed on-drive. He did all the hard work and then played a shot like that,” Gavaskar was heard as saying on commentary.

KL Rahul hit 86 and Ravindra Jadeja closed in on a half-century Friday to push India’s result in 63 runs at Tea on Day 2.

The hosts had been 305/9 with Jadeja on 45 and wicketkeeper-batsman Okay.S. Bharat on 9 at tea in Hyderabad.

Rahul’s anchoring 86 ended with an enormous heave on a long-hop from Test debutant Tom Hartley that landed within the palms of Rehan Ahmed at deep mid-wicket.

It was Hartley’s second strike of the day after Shubman Gill.

Rahul’s exit ended a 65-run stand with the left-handed Jadeja, who stood agency and saved up the assault to entertain a crowd of greater than 25,000 followers benefiting from the Republic Day nationwide vacation.

England struck within the third over after lunch when Shreyas Iyer holed out to deep mid-wicket for 35 off leg-spinner Ahmed.

India misplaced in a single day batting duo Yashasvi Jaiswal and Gill inside the primary hour of play after resuming on 119-1.

Left-hander Jaiswal added 4 to his in a single day 76 with a boundary on the second ball however was dismissed after lobbing the fourth ball of the day again to spinner Joe Root, who jumped excessive to take the catch.

On Day 1, England performed their attacking “Bazball” model of cricket electing to bat at the beginning of the five-match collection and managed 246 courtesy of skipper Ben Stokes’ 70.

(With AFP Inputs)