Chennai: Young Indian opener Shubman Gill failed to score runs yet again as he managed only 11 runs on Wednesday (February 24) on Day 1 of the 3rd Test against England in Ahmedabad. This is Gill’s third straight failure in the series after scoring 0 and 14 in the second Test match.
On Wednesday Gill survived an early chance as the third umpire ruled out a controversial catch of his taken by Ben Stokes. During the fourth ball of the second over of Indian innings when Stuart Broad found an outside edge off Gill’s bat. Stokes claimed a low catch at the second slip in the post-tea session of the day-night Test. The on-field umpires too ruled it in England and Stokes’ favour. However, Gill didn’t last long as he got out while trying to pull a short delivery from pacer Jofra Archer.
Speaking about Gill, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar blamed poor shot selection for the opener’s early dismissal. “He cracked a couple of beautiful boundaries and got out. Wrong shot selection and well his confidence is going to be dented. Sometimes when you have done all the hard work, then you have got to keep doing that again.
“This is not the kind of shot you would hope to get away against a bowler of Jofra Archer’s pace because Archer has got the ability to skid,” Gavaskar said. Gill shone brightly in the series down under and scored a half-century in the first innings of the first Test against England. Gill will need to pick up his game or risk getting dropped in the series.
