IND vs PAK: Anil Kumble Speaks On Rohit Sharma-Shubman Gill's Partnership vs Pakistan, Says 'In The Previous Match Against Pakistan, The Openers Were...'

Former India spinner, Anil Kumble opened up on the partnership between Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill and said that in the earlier match between the two arch-rivals the Sharma-Gill duo was thinking too much for which they failed to score runs.

In the third Super Fours match between India and Pakistan, Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma made a solid partnership in the initial stage of the match which helped them to dominate the match from the very first over.

Rohit scored 56 runs from 49 balls with a strike rate of 114.29. Whereas, Shubman Gill made 58 runs in 52 balls with a strike rate of 111.54. They made a partnership of 121 runs until Rohit Sharma was dismissed in 16.4 over by Shadab Khan.

While speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Anil Kumble said that Shubman Gill and the India skipper played attacking cricket, and KL Rahul batted well on Sunday (September 10th), and as per the former India player that is a positive for the team.

Anil Kumble praised Shubman Gill and appreciated the way he stepped out to hit Shaheen Afridi and dominate in the opening overs of the match.

“Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill took the attack to the Pakistan team. That’s something that was very positive. KL Rahul also played only 20-odd balls, but batted well. These are definite positives.

“If there is a full game on Monday, India will hope that Virat Kohli and Rahul build a good partnership and then [Jasprit] Bumrah comes and works his magic.

“In the previous match against Pakistan, the openers were thinking too much as to which ball is coming in and which is going out. This time, both openers looked to dominate and Gill started really well. He even stepped out to hit Shaheen Afridi,” Anil Kumble said.

This [Rohit Sharma- Shubman Gill partnership] augurs well keeping the World Cup in mind as well: Anil Kumble

Anil Kumble said that the partnership will also help the Men in Blue in the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023, and stated that the conditions in India will help Shubman and Rohit to have an upper hand on the match,

“This [Rohit-Gill partnership] augurs well keeping the World Cup in mind as well. The wickets in India will be good for batting and it will be important to take advantage of the first 10 overs,” Kumble added.

In the fourth Super Fours match of the Asia Cup 2023, India will play against Sri Lanka on Tuesday (September 12th) at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.