Former New Zealand pacer Simon Doull backed Indian captain Rohit Sharma for his outburst on Shubman Gill after being run out for a two-ball duck in the first T20I against Afghanistan. Coming back into the side after more than a year, Rohit hit the second ball of India’s run-chase to mid-off and started running for a single. However, Gill was caught ball-watching, and both found themselves at the same end where Rohit sacrificed his wicket. The run-out saw Rohit show an outburst on Gill while returning.
And, during his commentary stint later in the Indian innings, Doull opened up on this. “Batting in partnerships is all about trust. And you trust someone until they misuse that trust. Shubman Gill trusts Rohit Sharma first and foremost, and doesn’t turn around to look where the ball has gone. He (Rohit) makes it home comfortably. And that’s the problem here. Rohit has called yes. Way before that, and he (Gill) should have gone. And he’s telling him now. Can’t repeat what he said because it’s not very nice. But Rohit Sharma is absolutely spot on and in the right,” said Doull.
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Unfortunately for Shubman Gill, he failed to carry on after stating well and was dismissed for 23 off 12 deliveries. Yet, Team India faced no trouble in chasing as they reached the target with six wickets and 15 balls remaining to take a 1-0 lead as well.
Meanwhile, former Indian wicket-keeper Deep Dasgupta said the same as Simon Doull on the Rohit Sharma-Shubman Gill incident by saying how trust is lost in a partnership if run-outs occur a few times.
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“If the ball has gone behind you, you’ve got to trust your partner. You can’t be looking at the ball. That’s the starting point. That’s where you start, and then you obviously build that trust over the years. Playing with each other, you build that trust. And then you lose it very quickly too when you get run out a few times. In the history of the game, there’ve been quite a few runners you don’t want to trust,” said Deep Dasgupta.
