Legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has shared his views on Shubman Gill’s career in Tests so far. Gill impressed everyone with his composure and technique in the 2020-21 tour of Australia but faced rock bottoms at home soil. However, he is likely to be in the squad for the tour of South Africa.

And, Tendulkar feels that the youngster has the technique to succeed on the hard and pacy tracks that will be given in the tour as well. He also stated that Gill does not have any major technical flaws in his batting. And, he could be an option in the middle-order although he has continued as an opener in the ongoing series, following KL Rahul’s injury.

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Speaking to PTI, Tendulkar said: “When it comes to technique, different surfaces will test you differently. I think Shubman has an advantage as he played a very crucial innings (91) in Brisbane where we won the Test match. He has had the experience of playing on hard and bouncy tracks and I felt that he looked pretty comfortable. So, I don’t think there is any technical issue as such.”

Shubman Gill was among the highest run-scorers for his side in their tour of Australia despite missing the first Test in Adelaide. He looked comfortable against the pace trio of Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc during the entire series.

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Tendulkar again said: “Shubman has started well and shown a lot of promise. The way he builds his innings, he has been good so far. Just that he needs to go further and convert those 40s into big scores. Once you get into that squad, it is about how hungry you are for bigger scores which I am sure he is. He needs to just convert those starts and not lose concentration. Both in Kanpur and Mumbai, he got good deliveries. He is on a learning curve and will definitely take lessons.”