Team India opener Shubman Gill has
revealed that he wanted to break free a lot sooner than he did in the Hyderabad
ODI against New Zealand on Wednesday, January 18. He added that with wickets
falling at the other end, he had to rein himself in until the last couple of
overs.
Gill, 23, created history in the first
ODI, becoming the youngest batter to smash a double hundred in the format. He
scored 208 off 149 balls, hammering 19 fours and nine sixes. Thanks to his
brilliance, India posted 349/8 and went on to clinch the game by 12 runs
It was pretty much a one-man show from
Gill as the next-best score in India’s innings was 34 from skipper Rohit
Sharma. Reflecting on his spectacular performance, the batter admitted that he
was itching to open up in the last 10 overs but had to hold himself back.
India have been guilty of being
conservative in the middle overs in ODIs over the last couple of years.
However, during the Sri Lanka series as well as in Hyderabad on Wednesday, they
showed much better intent during the same phase.
𝘼𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙! 🫡@ShubmanGill's double-ton in Hyderabad generated heaps of respect👌#TeamIndia | #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/QMH6i0PYME
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 18, 2023
Following Gill’s magnificent double
hundred, his mentor Yuvraj Singh took to social media and tweeted that it was a
very proud day for him and the opener’s dad. Asked about his thoughts on
Yuvraj’s emotional tweet, Gill admitted that it was a nice feeling
0 Comments