Former Indian spinner Murali Kartik has urged Shubman Gill to work on his technique if he is to be successful in SENA countries in the ODI format. Gill scored a decent knock of 37 runs in the series opener and added a crucial alliance with Virat Kohli.
The Indian captain was dismissed for a duck in the second game as he was caught at second slip. Gill is the number one batter in the ICC ODI rankings but he needs to be more consistent while playing in foreign conditions.
Kartik said Gill needs to change how he plays with the new ball and he should adapt like Virat Kohli.
“Sometimes with Shubman Gill, it is conditions-based, but he will have to tweak his technique, whether it is a bit of footwork, or a bit of softening his hands, you can see it with Virat and people who do well. It is never easy, you are up against a brand new ball, against tall bowlers in those conditions, and he will have to do it very quickly,” Kartik said on Cricbuzz.
On the other hand, former Indian batter Ambati Rayudu praised Shubman Gill for rising through the ranks after making his ODI debut.
“The Indian team has struggled against this bowling, it has not been very convincing. India have not outplayed New Zealand. When I saw Shubman Gill in 2019, he used to play with hard hands and was going after the ball. We all felt that it would be slightly tough to have that pattern, especially in these countries. But he has evolved into a proper match-winner, he has improved leaps and bounds from what we have seen him in the first tour. In this tour, the conditions have been really tough, to be very honest. The bounce has not been an issue for Shubman Gill, it is the inconsistency of the pace of the surface,” Rayudu said.
The third ODI between India and New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton, was abandoned due to rain.
