IND vs NZ: “He Is A Quality Player And He’s Going To Be Around For A Long Time” – Ravi Shastri On Shubman Gill

Former India National Cricket Team head coach Ravi Shastri lavished praise on the 23-year-old top-order batter Shubman Gill, saying that the “quality player” is going to serve Indian cricket for a long period of time.

Gill has been in terrific form in ODIs in 2022 as he has scored 638 runs in 12 innings at an average of 70.88 and a strike rate of 102.57, including 1 century and 4 half-centuries.

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Meanwhile, Shastri heaped praise on Gill and said that he has got good “work ethics, he trains hard, he’s hungry and he loves this game”.

“His emphasis today was in the timing of the ball. Sometimes when you are out of your depth, you want to get on with it by trying to hit the ball hard. He was in good control with good footwork. It is great to watch him play. There is something regal about him.

“He is a quality player and he’s going to be around for a long time(a decade’s time). He has good work ethics, he trains hard, he’s hungry and he loves this game. He will continue to play because his grooming is good, he is always grounded,” Ravi Shastri told Prime Video during India’s tour of New Zealand.

I can now understand why India team doesn’t want to give him an opportunity right now in T20Is – Ravi Shastri on Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill has already played a good number of Tests and ODIs for India. However, he is yet to play T20Is. Gill was part of India’s T20I squad for the ongoing India tour of New Zealand 2022, but he was not given the debut cap.

Meanwhile, former India National Cricket Team head coach Shastri said that he understands why the team management has not given Gill the opportunity to play T20Is.

“I was listening to Ajit Agarkar earlier on the show and he said, ‘we have quality here and while Suryakumar Yadav was going the way he does, but let’s not forget Gill, because he has found how he wants to play in international cricket. In T20s, probably I can now understand why India team doesn’t want to give him an opportunity right now. Let him become a more traditional player of ODIs and Test match level as well but T20I is a game he is very close to,” he added.

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