Former India head coach Ravi Shastri praised Gujarat Titans (GT) captain Shubman Gill for his heroics in the match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. He said that Players like him would make it into any XI and not getting a place in the 2024 T20 World Cup would make him a better player.
Shubman Gill was one of the unluckiest players to be missed by the Indian team for the T20 World Cup 2024. The opening batsman since last year has been one of the best batsmen in the team in all three formats of the game and even in the Indian one. First League.
Shubman Gill, who scored around 900 runs in IPL 2023, was named reserve for the tournament. The batsman, however, responded to his omission in style by scoring a magnificent century in the game against Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League and showed why he is highly rated.
Shubman Gill oozed class with the bat against Chennai Super Kings and made sure to help his team win the game and stay alive in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The batsman, who was going through a rough patch, played a stupendous innings of 104 with just 55 balls.
While Shubman Gill played a stupendous innings in the game against Chennai Super Kings, Ravi Shastri, who was commentating, pointed out that the batsman would be injured after missing out on a spot for the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Ravi Shastri stated that Shubman Gill should see the positive side of this and take it in stride. He believes that not being on the World Cup team will make him a better player. He explained:
“He (Gill) would be suffering. He should be suffering. He should see it positively and try to improve. A player of his caliber would fit into any team, but such is the talent in India that he doesn’t get a place.
“His class will continue to grow. He may not be on the World Cup team, but he will take it easy. That will help him become a better player. He will go from strength to strength.”
When you have 100,000 people supporting you, it becomes easier – Shubman Gill after his ton
Shubman Gill spoke about his innings after Chennai Super Kings. He said the crowd’s support allowed him to be free. He also spoke about his 210-run partnership with Sai Sudharsan, who also scored a century, and stated that they have a good camaraderie with each other. He added:
“When you have 100,000 people supporting you, it becomes easier. Just the freedom. When we were batting, we didn’t have any goal in mind. We were just maximizing the opportunities in front of us. We have a good camaraderie between us. Even last year we batted a lot together .
“At one point we thought 250 was there for the taking. In the last 2-3 overs they also bowled well. I just got the feeling that we were 10-15 short, not in terms of the match but in terms of NRR going forward. “ He concluded.
