IND vs SL: "Bad Shot To Get Out" - Yuvraj Singh Criticizes Shubman Gill Despite Ton vs Bangladesh

Legendary India National Cricket Team all-rounder Yuvraj Singh was disappointed with Shubman Gill’s shot selection during the Asia Cup 2023 Super Four clash against the Bangladesh National Cricket Team.

Gill played a stunning knock for India against Bangladesh on Friday, September 15 at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. He smashed fantastic 121 runs off 133 balls and his innings consisted of 8 boundaries and 5 maximums.

Gill was dismissed by Mahedi Hasan in the 44th over of the innings as he went for a big shot on a delivery that was pitched full on off-stump and he was caught by the long-off fielder. After, the 24-year-old’s dismissal, Axar Patel played a fighting innings, but India were bowled out for 259 and faced a 6-run loss.

After the match, Gill shared a few photos from the match against Bangladesh on his official Instagram handle with the caption: “Not enough today but all set for the finals.”

Replying to Gill’s Instagram post, Yuvraj wrote: “Bad shot to get out! Could have won the game single handed ! But nonetheless well played.”

 

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Sometimes there is so much adrenaline when you are batting, you miscalculate – Shubman Gill

Speaking after the match, Shubman Gill admitted that his shot selection was poor and said that he miscalculated. He added that had he not batted too aggressively India would have sealed a victory in their last Super Four game.

“Sometimes there is so much adrenaline when you are batting, you miscalculate. It was a miscalculation on my part. But when I got out and there was a lot of time left, and if I would have batted not that aggressively, we should have gotten over the line. But these are learnings, and fortunately this game wasn’t the final,” the 24-year-old said.

Shubman Gill also said that the Indian batters are trying to improve their batting on the slow tracks. He elaborated:

“It is definitely an area that we are trying to improve on. We had a camp in Bangalore before coming here (Sri Lanka), and we were practicing on similar wickets. World Cup is such a long tournament; as we go deeper into the tournament the wicket tends to get slower.

“It is not easy for batsmen who are coming in to rotate the strike and minimize those dot balls. As a batting unit, we are looking to work on it.”