India’s skipper Shubman Gill is currently under the scanner for his aggressive behaviour during the third Test at Lord’s. The captain was caught using explicit language during a heated exchange with Zak Crawley, allegedly in response to Crawley’s attempt to delay an over.
However, despite his strong form heading into the match, Gill failed to back it up with the bat—scoring just 16 runs in the first innings and 6 in the second.
Now, speaking on the Willow Talk Podcast, current Australia women’s team captain Alyssa Healy said that the England team may have found a way to unsettle Gill.
“I read some stuff about when teams go hard at (Shubman) Gill, it can rattle him a little bit. So if England have got even half a sniff at that, then that’s exactly what’s going to happen. Knowing how successful he was in those first two Test matches, there’s a way to get under his skin a little bit,” Healy said.
Healy believes it’s common for teams to target the opposition skipper, and in this case, it was Gill. She pointed out that England may have found a weak spot in Gill’s temperament—something that allowed them to frustrate him during the Lord’s Test.
“Teams generally go hard at the skipper. If you can get the skipper cheaply or get under their skin and rattle a few cages in that regard, then you feel you are on your way. So if England even sniff even a little bit of weakness there, they’ll ram that home. They’ll go hard,” she added.
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