Star India opener Shubman Gill has played down the controversy around left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed bowling a delivery down leg as Virat Kohli was about to reach his hundred on Thursday. Gill said that he was not sure whether it was deliberate as well. However, India beat Bangladesh by seven wickets in match number 17 of the 2023 World Cup at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune as well.

“I don’t know if he intentionally tried to bowl wide or he was just trying to keep it tight and then went away,” he replied.

Virat Kohli hit a magnificent hundred, whereas Gill also notched up his maiden ODI World Cup half-century, scoring 53 off 55 balls. Notably, he missed the team’s first two matches due to illness as well. He also added that the team is happy to be chasing well in the World Cup. The Indian team have looked at ease while batting second and Gill revealed that it’s an area they worked on leading in to the World Cup.

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“Obviously felt nice. When I was a little sick, I was feeling a bit disappointed on missing out on those opportunities, but definitely felt nice to get some game time. I mean, you can see how confident they are, the way they are scoring runs. Definitely, I think this is one of the things which was talked about, especially leading up to the World Cup, that we were not chasing that well, those big totals. But I think, having won all the four matches while chasing, I think it’s a great way to have that momentum with us in those big games that we’ll have moving forward,” the opener said.

While Shubman Gill has been in terrific form with the bat over the last year, he has played only a few international matches so far as well. However, Gill and Rohit added 88 for the first wicket against Bangladesh, while Kohli remained unbeaten on 103 off 97 balls as well.

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“To see them how they go about their business in World Cup and in big games is what I always try to learn from them. I think there’s a fine line between sometimes being too aggressive or going in the shell, especially playing big games. But I think the way they play, the way their mindset is playing those big games in the World Cup is what I try to learn from them,” Shubman Gill concluded.