‘No problem with youth not being polite’: Shubman Gill answers ‘attitude’ question outside the park. cricket news

Top-order batsman Shubman Gill believes that the pitches may not have been entirely in his favour, but the Indian fast bowlers’ ability to strike in crucial situations has made a lot of difference in the Test series against England. The four spinners – R Ashwin (11), Ravindra Jadeja (12), Kuldeep Yadav (8) and Axar Patel (5) – have together taken 36 wickets in three matches, while the fast bowlers have taken 22 wickets so far.

So, the numbers may be in the team’s favor, but Gill said that the fast bowlers bowled well according to the conditions to keep their team ahead.

Gill said during an interaction with the media, “Wherever we play in India, the wickets help the spinners a little. Ash bhai and Jaddu bhai will take wickets anyway, but the way our fast bowlers have bowled, it has helped them a lot.” Made a difference in the series.” The fourth test starts from Friday.

However, India will be without Jasprit Bumrah for the Ranchi Test as the premier pace bowler has been rested as part of workload management.

He has topped the list for India by taking 17 wickets in three Test matches so far.

But Gill cited the example of Mohammed Siraj’s four wickets in Rajkot and said other Indian fast bowlers have enough experience to make an impact in these conditions.

“As I talked about Virat Bhai, if a player of Boom Bhai’s caliber is not playing, any team will miss him, especially since he leads our fast bowling attack. But if you Looking at it, Siraj took four wickets at a significant number of times in the last match.

“So, I think all the fast bowlers have enough experience of bowling in Indian conditions, especially reverse swing,” Gill said.

Gill said that the absence of experienced players like Virat Kohli and Bumrah is being considered as a perfect opportunity by some of the young players to prove their ability on the biggest stage.

Gill offered Sarfaraz Khan, who scored two half-centuries in his first Test in Rajkot, as an example.

“Virat bhai has not been with us for the last three Test matches, and yes, the absence of a player of his caliber makes a bit of a difference. But I think Sarfaraz came and played well. So, I think the players will perform well. are doing.” The opportunities that they are getting.” The Punjab player also said that there was a certain level of frustration among the aspirants willing to perform as they could lose their places if the first-choice players return.

He said, “Young players have got the opportunity because there is no Virat bhai or Bumrah bhai. So, those youngsters also know that this opportunity may not remain with them for long, so they try to give their best in every opportunity.” are doing.” ,

Yashasvi Jaiswal was one such player who grabbed the opportunity he got here with both hands.

Opening the innings, Jaiswal has so far scored 546 runs including consecutive double centuries, topping the list of run-scorers in this rubber.

After the second match in Visakhapatnam, captain Rohit Sharma had expressed hope that Jaiswal would remain humble and carry forward this excellent start to his career.

However, Gill took a slightly different approach and said that as long as someone like Jaiswal can contribute to the team, attitude should not come into focus.

“I don’t think there is any problem in youngsters not being humble. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored double centuries in two consecutive matches. You know, if you don’t have this (talent) you will not be able to score consistently.” Double century back.

“Not many people in world cricket have scored consecutive double centuries. He is definitely a sensational player. We have seen it in eight or nine Test matches. I don’t think there is any deliberate decision, maybe a Rohit bhai thing.” Didn’t want to do it.” About it at that time (without directly praising Jaiswal),” he said.

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