Young Indian opener Shubman Gill is happy to open the innings alongside the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma in the ODI format of the game as he allows him to express himself in the middle opening the batting. The form of the Indian openers will be crucial for the team’s success in the Asia Cup 2023 and ODI World Cup 2023.
Shubman Gill replaced the Indian veteran Shikhar Dhawan at the top of the order post-Bangladesh series in 2022 and has impressed everyone with his consistency at the top of the order alongside the Indian skipper in the 50-over format as both averages around 80 opening the batting in nine times together.
Speaking to the media, Shubman Gill is elated to open the batting alongside Rohit Sharma, as he has less pressure in the batting with the focus being on the Indian skipper and said that the Indian veteran helps him to play with full freedom and wants him to give his best on the field for the team.
“It feels great to be able to open with him, especially knowing that all the focus is on him,” Shubman Gill said.
“He’s someone who likes the other batters to go and just express himself and play the way I want to play the game. So in that nature, he gives the players full freedom for how they want to express their game,” Shubman Gill added.
Shubman Gill has been in terrific form, since the start of 2023, as he smashed two hundred and a double hundred in ODI cricket the youngster has been performing exceedingly well for the Indian team in the 50-over format and can be crucial for the team’s success in the Asia Cup and ODI World Cup alongside Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
I Think That Combination Works Well – Shubman Gill On Contrasting Batting Styles
Shubman Gill feels that Rohit Sharma has a contrasting style in batting to that of him in white-ball cricket, as the Indian captain looks to go aerial in the powerplay while he tends to find the gaps to score the boundaries in the initial phase of his innings.
“I think because his (Rohit’s) targeted areas are a bit different (to mine). He loves to go aerial in the Powerplay,” Gill asserted.
“And I’m someone who likes to find the gaps and keep getting those boundaries, and he’s someone who likes to hit sixes. So I think that combination works well,” Shubman Gill further added.