IPL 2022: Shubman Gill Had 2 Good Knocks But His Performance Dipped, He Is Due For Runs - Aakash Chopra
Cricket analyst Aakash Chopra pointed out that Gujarat Titans (GT) opener, Shubman Gill, started off the tournament on a high note but has suddenly fallen off in the last few games of the IPL 2022 season.
Gill smashed match-winning knocks of 84 and 96 against Delhi Capitals (DC) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) but his figures in the last four games read 7,13,0, and 7. This is worrying for GT as they have constantly lost wickets in the powerplay.
“GT’s batting is looking a little weak to be very honest. Shubman Gill had two good knocks but his performance has dipped after that, which is not good. He is due for runs.”
“Wriddhiman Saha has the potential to score big but hasn’t done so yet. To be fair to him, he hasn’t got many opportunities as Matthew Wade was opening in the earlier matches,” Chopra said on his YouTube Channel.
“Feel Abhinav Manohar should bat at three instead of Hardik Pandya” – Aakash Chopra
Chopra went on to suggest some changes in the batting order that might help GT in the long run. He opined that Hardik should be playing a little down the order as his wicket is extremely crucial and if gets out, the fragile middle-order will be exposed.
“At number three, Gujarat had Vijay Shankar earlier and then tried out Sai Sudharsan as well. I feel Abhinav Manohar should bat at three instead of Hardik Pandya. This is because if Hardik comes at three and gets out early, the team will sink as the batting won’t work.”
“So, I will have Manohar at three and Hardik at four. Then, you have got David Miller and Rahul Tewatia. The batting is short without any doubt. Miller and Rashid Khan bailed them out against Chennai in Hardik’s absence, but we cannot expect that to happen every time,” Chopra added.
