Gill gives more importance to elegance and excellence than strength. During T20 cricket, we can see many batsmen who are smashing. But at this age, there are few players who can play the stroke game as beautifully with technique as Gill.
First Published Jan 20, 2023, 12:40 PM IST
Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt compared Indian opener Shubman Gill to tennis legend Roger Federer. Salman Butt said on his YouTube channel that Gill’s game is as fluid and beautiful as Federer’s in tennis.
Gill gives more importance to elegance and excellence than strength. During T20 cricket, we can see many batsmen who are smashing. But at this age, there are few players who can play the stroke game as beautifully with technique as Gill. Gill is a rare talent. Glimpses of the great player can be seen in him now. I became a big fan of Gill after watching him play in the final against New Zealand in the World Test Championship.
The way he finishes each stroke is what sets him apart from others. Not only his stroke play but also his way of scoring runs is very unique. On the other hand, in the first ODI against New Zealand, when the batsmen returned one by one, Butt said, Gill was precise about which type of shot to play against which bowler and which bowler to target.
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Today there are no players like Sachin Tendulkar, Mark Waugh, Syed Anwar, Jacques Kallis etc. who play beautifully. Butt said that a player like Gill is essential in these times when the beauty of cricket has been lost.
Shubman Gill, who scored a double century in the first ODI against New Zealand, became the youngest player to score a double century in ODI cricket. Along with this, Gill also held the record of being the batsman who scored 1000 runs in the least number of ODI innings. Gill surpassed the record held by Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan.
Last Updated Jan 20, 2023, 12:48 PM IST
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