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Indian cricket team batsman Shubman Gill enjoyed a brilliant run in the recently concluded five-match Test series against England with two crucial centuries. It was a great outing for the youngster who faced a lot of criticism since replacing Cheteshwar Pujara at number 3. It was a new challenge for Gill as he mainly opened the batting for India in other formats and did not score many runs. at first. However, he proved his worth against England and his knocks were crucial in getting the series win. While his batting has been highly praised by experts and fans alike, Ravichandran Ashwin pointed out another key role in which he replaced Virat Kohli and showed brilliant promise.
“Short medium wicket is Virat Kohli’s position. It is very difficult to replace it. Virat and (Suresh) Raina. (Shubman) Gill started there in the first Test and looked very uncomfortable. In the final test, he succeeded (as Vijay tells Sivakarthikeyan). He also caught (Ben) Duckett on the covers. He shows that he wants to improve his game day by day and he is working on it,” Ashwin said.
Ashwin also said that Gill will surely be the “next superstar of Indian cricket” as he has handled the pressure in his “journey” brilliantly.
“I especially praise Shubman Gill because he has seen the ups and downs of the game. People were discussing his position in the XI. He had some technical problems of his own. He went through all that to become what he is today, like gold melts with flames and water. And for someone who is sure to be the next superstar of Indian cricket, as people project, this is a very important journey for him. He has handled the pressure and massive applause goes to him,” Ashwin said.
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