Team India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has dismissed concerns about India opener Shubman Gill’s workload. Gill led India to a 2-2 draw in the recently concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England as well. However, Gill was slated to lead North Zone in the 2025 Duleep Trophy but missed the initial games due to health concerns before joining the team for the Asia Cup 2025 as well.

Ahead of India’s Asia Cup clash against Pakistan on Sunday, September 14, the batting coach Sitanshu Kotak said: “I don’t know how you look at workload management, but generally we do it for bowlers, mainly fast bowlers. When it comes to batsmen, only if they mentally feel that cricket has become too much for them does it become a concern. In my view, workload management is actually meant for fast bowlers. For batsmen, I don’t think workload management is that much of an issue.”

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However, Sitanshu Kotak was asked about Shubman Gill’s change in batting technique after his fruitful England series, where he scored 754 runs in five matches as well.

“Nowadays, whichever format a player takes up, they are very much aware of how to approach red-ball cricket and how to approach white-ball cricket. Even in white-ball, they know how to approach the powerplay and how to approach the death overs. Of course, there will be some technical adjustments, and these players are fully aware of what needs to be done. So, the players will definitely try to make those adjustments. Once white-ball practice begins, they start focusing on that, and when it’s red-ball practice, they shift their focus to how to approach red-ball cricket,” Sitanshu Kotak concluded.