Michael Hussey Feels Shubman Gill Looks Like A Real Player For The Future

Former Aussie batsman Michael Hussey feels that Indian youngster Shubman Gill looks like a player for the future of India after his superb innings in the Brisbane Test. Shubman Gill had a wonderful tour of Australia with two half-centuries in three tests. His knock of 91 in the second innings at Gabba paved the way for India’s famous chase of 328. He contributed a lot with the bat scoring 259 runs at an average of 51.80 in his debut test series.

Shubman Gill was one of the best talents on display in the test series with his beautiful cover drives and backfoot square drives. The youngsters of India were the talking point after an injury-ravaged India won the series 2-1 for the second consecutive time in Australia as the inexperienced Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar all handled the pressure really well and brought success to the Indian team at their young age.

Michael Hussey Praises Gill For His Superb Innings

Michael Hussey had a lot of praise for the youngster Shubman Gill who was outstanding in the series and played with a lot of composure. He played the pull shots really well and Hussey really impressed with him stating that he is a player for the future. Hussey also praised Rishabh Pant for his heroics in the last two tests which was the turning point for India to retain the Border-Gavaskar series.

“There were some wonderful performances from India. I think Gill’s innings was superb. He looks like a real player for the future of India. I love the way he goes about it. And of course, Pant played one of the most incredible innings I have seen,” Michael Hussey was quoted as saying by Khaleej Times.

From being all out for 36 in the first test loss, India won the second and fourth test to stage one of the greatest comebacks ever in the history of the game.

India’s Positive Attitude Worked In Their Favor

Michael Hussey mentioned the loss of Mohammad Shami and with Virat Kohli leaving the tour would have made it really a tough ask for India to come back from the loss at Adelaide. He told the stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane having a positive attitude to bat first during the toss surprised him and with his captaincy, it was an opportunity for the youngsters to step up and make a mark in the international stages.

“I was certainly not writing India off at the stage, but I thought it was going to be difficult to come back from that, plus their captain (Virat Kohli) was going home. And of course, Mohammad Shami was injured as well.

“I thought that was going to be a massive loss, but I was really buoyed by Ajinkya Rahane’s comment at the toss at the MCG Test. He had a very positive attitude, he kept the guys nice and positive. He gave new players the opportunity and I think he got them to focus on the positive things. I think that really worked,” Michael Hussey further said.

Shubman Gill along with the youngsters who did really well in the series have been rewarded with a place in the squad for the series against England.