India vice-captain Shubman Gill was seen taking batting tips from legendary batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma ahead of the third ODI between India and Sri Lanka. The match will be played at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
Gill has not been in good form in this series. In the first match, he looked out of place and was dismissed for 16 off 35 balls as he tried to break the shackles. In the second ODI, Gill started well and looked good.
However, he was brilliantly caught at first slip by Kamindu Mendis off the delivery of Jeffrey Vandersay.
In total, he has scored just 51 runs in two ODIs in the series so far, which is well below his overall standards. Shubman Gill will be looking to play a match-winning innings in the final ODI and prove that the selectors’ decision to appoint him vice-captain was correct.
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Shubman Gill gets batting tips from Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma
According to renowned sports journalist Vimal Kumar, Shubman Gill had a long chat with Virat Kohli before starting his work. Kohli was seen trying to explain to Gill his mindset ahead of this important game. Both were also seen discussing the wicket and how to pace the innings.
After finishing his chat with Kohli, Gill went for practice. After finishing the practice, the 24-year-old had a long chat with India captain Rohit Sharma. Both of them had long discussions on how to tackle with spin on such wickets.
Gill has long chat sessions with Virat, first before his period and then with the captain after his practice is over. image.twitter.com/ZMiCj9jukw
-Vimal Kumar (@Vimalwa) August 6, 2024
Shubman Gill’s international record
Shubman Gill has an excellent record in ODIs and has been in the Indian ODI team for the last two years or so. The youngster has scored 2322 runs in 46 ODIs he has played so far at an average of 59.53 and a strike rate of 102.11. He has scored six hundreds and 13 fifties in his ODI career so far.
In Tests and ODIs, he is still finding his feet, but the Indian team management already sees Gill as an all-format player and a future captain of the team. In 25 Tests, he has scored 1492 runs at an average of 35.52 with 4 hundreds and 6 fifties.
In T20I cricket, Gill has scored 578 runs in 21 matches at an average of 30.42 and a strike rate of 139.27. He has scored 113 fifties in the format. Recently, he also spoke about how to improve his batting in T20Is.
In his short international career so far, Shubman Gill has been a brilliant fast bowler and loves the ball to come to the bat. However, he tends to struggle with slower, off-spinner deliveries, which have been the norm recently in ODIs against Sri Lanka.
Indian batsmen struggle against Sri Lankan bowlers
The pitch has offered good help to the bowlers, which has limited Gill’s scoring zones a bit. But the youngster has enough talent to overcome his weakness and emerge victorious. It remains to be seen how he will cope with the Sri Lankan bowlers in the final ODI.
Heading into the series, Team India will be under pressure as they are trailing 0-1. The first match of the series ended in a draw, while Sri Lanka secured a memorable win in the second match.
Sri Lankan bowlers have been the heroes of the team in both matches so far. While in the first match it was Dunith Wellalage, Wanindu Hasaranga and Charith Asalanka, in the second ODI Jeffrey Vandersay was at the forefront of the Indian batsmen.
