Team India surprised one and all by deciding to open Shubman Gill in the first ODI against West Indies alongside the stand-in captain, Shikhar Dhawan ahead of the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan, who have been part of the white-ball squads regularly in the last few months. However, Gill has justified the decision in every way possible.

Shubman Gill was playing his first ODI since the 2020 series against Australia and didn’t show that he has been missing the 50-over game for India for a long time. The opening batter was quick to get off the blocks in the first match and dominated the opposition. Gill dominated the partnership of 119 runs with Dhawan, which was ended by an unfortunate run-out when he was batting on 64 (53).

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Many felt that there was a century for the taking and Shubman Gill had a similar feeling. In the second game too, Gill got a start and scored a measured knock of 43 but couldn’t kick on.

Speaking to the reporters before the series finale, the young opener revealed that he was furious with himself for failing to convert the starts he got in the first two games. However, he is looking forward to going big in the third saying that the two innings have been a confidence booster for him.

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As per the quotes in Times Now, Shubman Gill shared, “After getting those starts, unfortunately, I couldn’t convert them into a hundred and I am angry with myself for that. They (the two innings) were a huge confidence booster. West Indies are a good team and we posted two good totals, one while batting first and the other while chasing. Hopefully, I will go big in the third match. The kind of starts I have been getting, I will aim to convert those into big innings.”