There was a lot of talk about how backing Gill is unfair on Ishan Kishan as the latter scored a double hundred against Bangladesh last month. However, Gill has answered his critics in style with a double hundred of his own and has proved why he deserves to be India’s first-choice opener in ODIs.
The cricketing fraternity on Twitter heaped praise on Shubman Gill for his incredible double hundred. Here are some of the reactions:
Shubman Gill’s blitz takes India to 349
Gill had to build his innings in a bit different manner on Wednesday as the hosts lost a few wickets at regular intervals in the middle overs. The wickets of Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya were particularly untimely as they came at a time when their partnership with Gill looked to take off.
However, Gill unleashed his power-hitting ability at the backend of India’s innings and got to his double hundred with a hattrick of sixes. It was his carnage that ensured India set a target of 350, around 20-30 more than what the Kiwis were expecting. It will take a massive effort from the visitors to pull off this chase.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
New Zealand (Playing XI): Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (C)(WK), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Henry Shipley, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner
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