Virender Sehwag, a veteran Indian opener, criticized Shubman Gill’s batting strategy in the course of the Indian Premier League 2023 match between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali. Despite scoring 67 runs, Gill failed to complete the sport for his staff and was dismissed within the ultimate over. Punjab Kings seized the momentum within the final over and received the match with a ball to spare. Gill took 40 balls to attain his half-century after which tried to speed up the innings, which, in response to Sehwag, put the Titans in a harmful place.
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“He scored 67 off 49 balls however when did he attain his fifty? He reached his fifty off perhaps 41-42 balls so in 7-8 balls he has scored 17 extra runs. The acceleration got here there, after he had reached his fifty. If even that had not occurred then GT would have chasing perhaps 17 as a substitute off 7 within the final over,” Sehwag instructed Cricbuzz.
Sehwag, recognized for his aggressive batting type, was not impressed with Gill’s strategy and urged that Gill was too targeted on reaching his private milestone reasonably than taking part in for the staff. Sehwag additional said that when a participant thinks about private milestones, the sport tends to hit again at him.
“You can’t assume let me rating a fifty and we are going to anyway win the match. This is cricket. The second you concentrate on your personal efficiency (as a substitute of the staff), you’re going to get a good slap from cricket. You can’t assume like that. If he had confirmed the identical intent and performed at near a strike price of 200 when he was nearing fifty then he might have reached his milestone rather a lot earlier and save extra deliveries for his staff,” Sehwag added.
Shubman Gill has been a key participant for Gujarat Titans this season, scoring 183 runs in 4 matches at a strike price of 141.86. His staff depends closely on him to offer a stable begin with the bat.
