Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has added that Shubman Gill bossed the West Indies attack during his unbeaten hundred in the second Test in Delhi. He stated that Gill played shots that are generally not played against seamers in Test cricket as well. However, Gill scored an unbeaten 129 off 196 balls as India declared their first innings at 518/5 on Day 2 (Saturday, October 11) as well.

During a discussion on Star Sports, Chopra said, “He was using his feet a little and going forward. There was no pace in the bowling. You are trying to generate that pace yourself. You are going towards the ball, using the momentum of your body a little. You wanted to show domination. These shots are never on against fast bowlers in Test cricket. You don’t play fast bowlers after stepping out in red-ball cricket. If you are doing that, it is a reflection of your clear mindset, that what you are trying to do is not conditions or situation dependent, it was just your thought process. He showed that he is the boss and is going to play like one.”

However, former India wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel shared that Shubman Gill adopted a more aggressive approach on Day 2 of the Delhi Test as well.

“He maintained his concentration and focus. However, we saw a different kind of approach in his batting at the start. We saw a slightly more attacking Shubman Gill. He took his time a little last evening. He might have thought of scoring runs more quickly. There was a definite change in approach,” he said.

“Another thing that was seen was that he was trying to play the stump-line balls towards midwicket or even squarer today, which we had never seen in the entire England tour. It might have been a plan to play slightly across the line as big shots had to be played,” Patel concluded.