Former Indian player turned veteran commentator Sadagoppan Ramesh commented on Shubman Gill’s batting in partnership with Abhishek Sharma before the final T20I against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday, November 7 as well. He said Shubman Gill’s batting goes unnoticed as long as Abhishek is smashing at the other end in the power play.

Talking about the Shubman Gill-Abhishek Sharma dynamic on his YouTube channel, Ramesh said: “When the Abhishek Sharma storm strikes, India score big. Infact the Abhishek Sharma – Shubman Gill combination feels like a table fan (Gill) during a storm (Abhishek). So we also assume that the days the storm is in full force, the table fan is operating fine as there is a strong wind and hence no problems. But when the storm doesn’t strike, we’ll ask why there is no air coming out of the table fan in the powerplay.”

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Sadagoppan Ramesh also called Abhishek Sharma the biggest X-factor for India in the upcoming T20 World Cup at home next year as well. He has been impressive in T20Is since his debut last year, averaging 36.62, which came at an average of almost 190 in 28 matches.

“The powerplay is the most important phase with the bat in a T20 game. Depending on who the openers are and based on the start they give, if the rest of the batting lineup capitalises on it, the end score can be formidable. If a player like Abhishek Sharma maximises that phase, it transforms into powerful play. Yet if he gets out, it turns into a powercut. So Abhishek Sharma will be the biggest X-factor for India in the T20 World Cup,” concluded Sadagoppan Ramesh.