Shubman Gill has the requisite attributes to bat on the essential quantity three slot within the Indian Test line-up batting coach Vikram Rathour mentioned on Sunday.
Rathour added that Gill can shift gears as per requirement and shouldn’t be judged on the premise of 1 failure.
India gained the primary Test in opposition to the West Indies by an innings and 141 runs however Gill’s first recreation at quantity three, changing the dogged Cheteshwar Pujara, didn’t begin effectively.
He was out for six in India’s solely innings as skipper Rohit Sharma and debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal struck lots of and Virat Kohli contributed 76.
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“Three openers were supposed to play, so one had to go at number three and the proposal came from Shubman’s end as his rationale was that he had played all his cricket for Punjab and India A at either three or four,” Rathour mentioned throughout a press convention.
“We can’t judge him on the basis of one innings. He has a lot of time. He has the technique and temperament to play time if required and can also play an attacking game when a move-on is needed. That is what we need at number three as it can be advantageous,” he added.
On skipper Rohit’s hundred, the previous Test opener mentioned that the Indian captain’s capacity to alter the sport makes him the participant that he’s.
“In the last series versus Australia also, he scored a hundred. There is no concern about his batting. We have seen that he can change his game as per requirements like he did against Australia and now here. Knowing that you need to change your game is one thing but being able to do that is different. He can do that.”
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com