Shubman Gill said Indian batsmen will have to dominate unlike last time when the top order disappeared.
Shubman Gill is one of India’s most promising young batsmen. He has a technically sound batting style and has the potential to be a world-class player. However, Gill seems to have a weakness in his game: he struggles to bowl left-arm.
There are a few things Gill can do to improve his batting against left-arm bowling. like practicing more left-arm bowling in the nets and also working on his technique against the swinging ball. Another aspect could be to better capture the movement of the seam of the ball.
However, a day before the important match between India and Pakistan, the youngster admitted that not facing Shaheen Shah Afridis and Haris Raufs often makes a “difference” during multinational events.
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“We don’t play Pakistan as often as other teams. We all know that their bowling attack is quite good and when you don’t play against those attacks it often makes a little difference in major tournaments,” he said in the pre-match press conference.
“At this level, you would have faced left-arm pacers. When we meet a new bowler, that makes all the difference. Shaheen swings a lot and Naseem cares about pace and movement and likes to get help from the wickets. They present different challenges in different conditions,” Gill explained.
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“Sometimes there is no technical aspect and it is about the players being good… you can’t change something because you don’t perform in a game. You have to trust the process and the game and take it forward. There is no confusion about role clarity. We understand it well and we also know the situations…we know which position we will bat in and we are preparing accordingly. At this level, you would have faced left arm pacers. When we meet a new bowler, that makes all the difference. We don’t play against Pakistan and we are not used to them,” he added.
Gill said he was also confident that left-arm bowling specialist Nuwan Seneviratne would put up a better show against Afridi and generally against the Pakistan quicks.
“Having a left-arm pitching specialist helps a lot. Helps prepare for the angle. Playing against Pakistan was different. It was my first match and there was extra pressure… but in the World Cup every match is pressure and getting used to that here against Pakistan helps us.”
First published in: 09-09-2023 at 16:09 IST
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