Former Indian player Virender Sehwag has said that Hardik Pandya and the Gujarat Titans (GT) management should back Shubman Gill and give him full freedom to play his natural game. Sehwag also added that even if Gill takes a bit of time to score runs, Gujarat have the batting firepower to back him as well.
However, Gill scored 84 and 96, respectively, in their second and third matches of IPL 2022. However, in the last seven innings, he has failed to contribute much. While previewing the match during a discussion on Cricbuzz, Sehwag replied: “They should simply tell him – ‘play the game that suits you, we need runs from you. Whether you score at a strike rate of 120 or 150, just score runs’. If Gill bats for the first seven to eight overs, then their big-hitters like David Miller and Rahul Tewatia come into the game. If they walk in early, as they did in the last game, they struggle because they are unsure of whether to attack or defend. Even if Gujarat are 80 after 10 overs, their batters have the ability to score 120 in the remaining 10 overs.”
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On the other hand, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan have been doing well for Gujarat with the bat, winning them games from losing situations too. While talking about Gujarat Titans’ future games, Virender Sehwag warned the franchise against taking any game lightly as well. However, Gujarat Titans are currently placed at the top of the IPL 2022 points table with eight wins from 10 matches so far. The other IPL debutants, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), are placed at the second spot with 14 points from 10 games as well.
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“GT must not experiment with batting first. This (Brabourne) is a small ground and there are greater chances of a total being chased down. They must make well-thought-out decisions from here and aim to finish in the top two. They should not take any game lightly,” Virender Sehwag concluded.
