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Shubman Gill on T20I dismissals vs West Indies; ‘Didn’t make a mistake in those three T20 matches’
For India though, Gill’s knock comes at an opportune moment with the ICC ODI World Cup slowly coming on the horizon
By: Express New Service
August 13, 2023 12:46 IST
India's Shubman Gill celebrates scoring half a century against West Indies during the fourth T20 cricket match at Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Fla, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Shubman Gill on T20I dismissals vs West Indies; ‘Didn’t make a mistake in those three T20 matches’
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India levelled the five-game T20I series against West Indies on Saturday, easily chasing down a target of 179 in Lauderhill. The win came from the bats of Shubman Gill (77) and Yashaswi Jaiswal (84), who stitched together a 165-run stand to ease India to a win in the fourth match of the series and set up a thrilling final.
For India though, Gill’s knock comes at an opportune moment with the ICC ODI World Cup slowly coming on the horizon. Gill struggled to bat in the first three T20Is, getting dismissed for scores of 3, 7 and 6.
Later after the match, in a chat with Arshdeep Singh on BCCI.tv, Gill spoke about his innings and said, “In the first three matches, I couldn’t score ten runs. But this looked like a good wicket so my intention was to capitalise on it. Once I got a good start, the plan was to finish the game there itself by playing well for the next 4-5 powerplay overs, and that’s exactly what happened.
Arshdeep then asked Gill on how he looks to overcome a couple of bad games to which the right-hand batsman said that it was a matter of judging whether the basics were being followed or mistakes were being made.
“You have to identify if you are making mistakes and not getting the basics right. I felt that I didn’t make a mistake in those three matches and wasn’t able to convert starts.
“The T20 format is like that. When you have 3-4 matches where a good shot is caught by the fielder, and you have to keep an eye on making quick runs, you don’t have time to think much. You just look at what your template was when you were consistently scoring runs,” said Gill.
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First published on: 13-08-2023 at 12:46 IST
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