Former cricket player Ravi Shastri has lavished praise on India captain and star batsman Shubman Gill for his outstanding effort against England in the second Test of the current series at Edbaston. Gill’s crucial runs in both innings helped India win the Test match and tie the series 1-1 against the Three Lions, according to Shastri, who likened Gill’s batting to that of the great Sir Donald Bradman.
According to Ravi Shastri, the India captain’s 269 and 161 were crucial in allowing him to show off his skills in front of the world and then bowl England out as captain. In addition, he praised Gill for selecting players like Akash Deep in Jasprit Bumrah’s absence, who he believes might be causing problems for several English hitters as the series progresses.
“The best by a captain, 10 out of 10. You can’t ask for anything more from a captain. You’re one-down in the series. You come out there and you bat like Bradman. 269 and 161, and you end up winning the game,” Shastri said on air via Sky Sports Cricket.
“Your captaincy was very reactive in the first test match. You almost followed the ball. You’re very proactive in the next game. You might have just unearthed the best seamer for English conditions in this Indian line-up by picking Akash Deep, who will trouble England as this series progresses,” Shastri added after India’s win in the second Test in Birmingham.
Shubman Gill has clearly been India’s best batter thus far in the series. In the first innings of the first Test, he scored 147, but his team lost by five wickets on the last day. He became the first hitter to score 200 or more and 150 or more in the same match, though, and returned stronger to secure a game-winning knock in the second Test.
He will now be leading his troops into the third Test that is scheduled to start off on July 10 at the historic venue – lord. It will be a debut of sorts for Gill at the ground as a captain and Gill will seek to make it a recallable one by ensuring that he wins the game, and also makes his name on the Honours Board by registering his name on the same on scoring another triple-figure score to add to the tally that he has already posted in the series.
