Sunil Gavaskar trashes Shubman Gill after no-shot dismissal sparks furore: 'How many times have we seen that...'

[rollingstoned]

Sunil Gavaskar trashes Shubman Gill after no-shot dismissal sparks furore: 'How many times have we seen that...'

 

Shubman Gill failed to make a mark in the second innings, as he was dismissed for just 1 in the 147-run chase against New Zealand.

India's frail batting lineup once again faltered in the 147-run chase against New Zealand in the final Test of the series, with a top-order collapse threatening to hand them a clean-sweep defeat at home. The chase started poorly as skipper Rohit Sharma fell early, mistiming a pull shot against Matt Henry and setting the tone for a challenging morning. Things took a more concerning turn when Shubman Gill, who had displayed impressive resilience in the first innings with a vital 90, misjudged a delivery from Ajaz Patel.

 

Shubman Gill was castled without offering a shot(X)

 

Expecting the ball to spin away, Gill shouldered arms, only to watch it go straight and shatter his stumps. The dismissal left India with a sinking feeling, as they lost a crucial pillar of their batting lineup for just 1. The dismissal hurt India significantly as Gill stood tall despite pressure in the first innings, scoring a brilliant 90 to help India secure a slender 28-run lead.

 

 

Sunil Gavaskar, the India batting legend who was on-air during the dismissal, was not impressed with Gill's decision-making and expressed his frustration at the youngster.

“How many times have we seen Gill get out leaving the ball. To spinners, to fast bowlers… judgment of which ball to leave, which ball to play is something he will have to work on,” Gavaskar said.

India's fortunes went from bad to worse following the dismissal of Gill, as the side lost Virat Kohli roughly an over later. Kohli's poor form has been a point of concern ever since the batter returned to action after the T20 World Cup high, failing to make a mark in both, the ODI and Test formats.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, too, was dismissed cheaply for 5 while Sarfaraz Khan handed his wicket rather easily, getting dismissed on a full toss for just 1.

 

India's troubles with bat

India have had a poor outing with the bat throughout the series, and it didn't change on the morning of Day 3 despite the side chasing only 147 to win and salvage pride. The side has already lost the three-match series, conceding big losses in the first and second Test.

With another loss, India will not only endure a horrific home series clean-sweep, but will also lose their top standing in the World Test Championship standings, thus making it further difficult to qualify for the final next year.

[sensible-indian]

Gill is such an unreliable bat.

 

Always said this.

[rollingstoned]

3 minutes ago, sensible-indian said:

Gill is such an unreliable bat.

 

Always said this.

2nd innings wtc final against Nzl too at an important time he got out lbw shouldering arms to Southee.

[sensible-indian]

1 minute ago, rollingstoned said:

2nd innings wtc final against Nzl too at an important time he got out lbw shouldering arms to Southee.

I have given up on him.

 

He looks uncomfortable against spin or swing.

 

How will a top order survive if he is this shaky.

 

Unless he is some variation of Graeme Smith / Dean elgar who always look like getting out but they are in control and they get the runs.

 

Unlikely.

[express bowling]

Good observation by Sunny G / Ji.

 

But where is this candidness when it comes to Kohli and Rohit  !!

[express bowling]

2 minutes ago, sensible-indian said:

I have given up on him.

 

He looks uncomfortable against spin or swing.

 

How will a top order survive if he is this shaky.

 

Unless he is some variation of Graeme Smith / Dean elgar who always look like getting out but they are in control and they get the runs.

 

Unlikely.

 

 

In tests Gill Is averaging 50+ this year and 40+ in the last 2 years and has played spin decently in the last 3 series against England, Bangladesh and NZ.

 

 

[Ultimate_Game]

Bsdk Rohit aur Kohli ke baare mein bhi kuch bol le. What've those two phuckers done, and when will Gavaskar and other commies have the balls to call them out?

Edited November 3, 2024 by Ultimate_Game

[sensible-indian]

11 minutes ago, express bowling said:

 

 

In tests Gill Is averaging 50+ this year and 40+ in the last 2 years and has played spin decently in the last 3 series against England, Bangladesh and NZ.

 

 

Fair enough.

 

Just dont feel confident seeing him.

 

But what matters is how they perform.

 

Not how they look.

 

[raki05]

Did this budhha thrashes chokli and sharma after getting out in same manner since 2020.

[Number]

It only shows he doesn't watch the ball till late. 

[RajBan]

51 minutes ago, express bowling said:

Good observation by Sunny G / Ji.

 

But where is this candidness when it comes to Kohli and Rohit  !!

Exactly. He was busy sucking at that point.

[rkt.india]

 In the first innings similar delivery turned away and got the edge to slip. 

[rkt.india]

1 hour ago, sensible-indian said:

Fair enough.

 

Just dont feel confident seeing him.

 

But what matters is how they perform.

 

Not how they look.

 

Aisi pitcho pe koi bhi batsman confident nahi lagne wala.

[sensible-indian]

Just now, rkt.india said:

Aisi pitcho pe koi bhi batsman confident nahi lagne wala.

 

Not talking about this series alone.

 

But seems like he has good stats.

[zen]

Maybe SG is attempting to deflect blame away from his favorites

Edited November 3, 2024 by zen

[Lord]

What about Rohit's aggresive pull shot

[Tillu]

1 hour ago, express bowling said:

Good observation by Sunny G / Ji.

 

But where is this candidness when it comes to Kohli and Rohit  !!

 

Anushka will file a case against Gavaskar because of him saying Kohli is playing with her balls. Biggest BCCI sellout. Good for only dissecting young players.

[Throwaib_Chuckter]

1 hour ago, Lord said:

What about Rohit's aggresive pull shot

What pull shot ? Who Rohit ???

[Vickydev]

Sunny ji's done his job. Located his next soft target. 

[SandeepMotta]

Rightly so, Have seen this happen a lot of times.