Veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has shared that Shubman Gill’s struggle against left-arm spin were once again exposed in India’s first innings of the second Test against New Zealand in Pune as well. He added that opposition sides invariably introduce left-arm spinners into the attack once he walks out to bat as well. However, Gill scored 30 runs off 72 deliveries as India were bundled out for 156 in their first innings on Friday, October 25.
During a discussion on Colors Cineplex, Chopra said, “There is no doubt that it’s a technical issue. You shouldn’t hide behind the bowler’s quality. Neither will he hide nor should we hide behind that and speak. The ball was good, it was delivered at the right spot and went straight. It didn’t happen for the first time. There was an appeal earlier as well where the bat stays along with the pad and doesn’t come forward. This has been a cause for concern for him. We saw him getting troubled like this in Indore against Matthew Kuhnemann. It’s a problem that the left-arm spinners trouble him, and that’s why left-arm spinners are introduced once he comes to bat.”
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However, in the same discussion, Pragyan Ojha also shared what Shubman Gill could have done better.
“If you are not playing that confidently, you have to shorten your backlift and bring the bat down as early as possible. I felt he got slightly late in bringing the bat and by the time it came, the ball had done its job. He will have to pay a little attention to this because when a pattern starts getting created, you have to work on it,” he replied.
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“If you are getting stuck in the same thing consistently, something is not happening right, and all teams are watching that. If you don’t work on this, the other teams will start planning around it. They might give you a few fours and sixes but will not remove the fielder in front of you, and keep bowling like that,” Ojha concluded.
