Rohit Sharma in 2nd ODI towards New Zealand© BCCI/Sportzpics
Since being sacked because the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja has was a pundit as soon as once more. Having been a eager observer of the ODI collection between India and New Zealand, Raja has been fairly impressed by the best way younger opening batter Shbman Gill has utilized himself. The former Pakistani cricketer lavished reward on Gill whereas additionally drawing similarities between him and India captain Rohit Sharma. In truth, Ramiz referred to as Gill a ‘mini model’ of Rohit.
“Shubman Gill looks like a mini-Rohit Sharma. He has extra time and looks good. He has enough potential. Aggression will also develop with time. He doesn’t need to change anything. He scored a double hundred recently,” mentioned Raja in a video on his YouTube channel.
“Batting was easy for India because they have an outstanding batter like Rohit Sharma. He plays exceedingly well. He is an amazing striker of hook-and-pull shots, so a 108-run chase becomes easy,” he added.
Raja additionally highlighted a number of technical facets within the Indian batting unit’s efficiency.
“What India batters need to do, top order in particular, is the fact that their front-foot batting is looking weak. It’s easy to hit from the back foot, but once the ball is tossed up, you rely on defense, then there is some error,” mentioned Raja.
In the 2nd ODI, it was India’s bowling that had laid the inspiration of an 8-wicket victory. Even Ramiz admitted that it is the crew’s bowling unit that has seen them soar in ODI and Test codecs.
“India’s resurgence in ODI and Test cricket is on the basis of bowling because their batting is historically strong,” Raja asserted.
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