Gujarat Titans head coach Ashish Nehra has defended Shubman Gill, saying people are making quick and unfair comments about the young vice-captain’s recent T20I form. In two matches of the ongoing five-match home T20I series against South Africa, Gill has scored just four runs, including a duck in the second game.
In a small media interaction, Nehra answered a question from PTI and said, “Forget three months, had IPL been three weeks away, I (still) wouldn’t be worried. Because you are talking about a format like T20. And only two matches have been played against South Africa, if I am not wrong.”
According to Nehra, the T20 format is too unpredictable to judge anyone so quickly. He further added that the real issue in India is that they jump to conclusions too fast.
Nehra said, “This is our problem. In such a fast-paced tournament format, whether it’s international cricket or IPL, if a player like Shubman Gill is judged after not coming good in two to three matches, then it will be difficult.”
Nehra also said that Washington Sundar has the skills, so the team should look at skills instead of making quick changes.He even pointed out the constant changes. “You have a lot of options if you want to see. You can remove Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill and you can open with Sai Sudharsan and Ruturaj Gaikwad. If you want to remove them (Sai and Ruturaj), you can open with Washington Sundar and Ishan Kishan,” Nehra said.
He also praised Sundar and said, “Washington Sundar is a batsman who can bat at any slot between 1 to 6 or 7… He has done very well in Powerplays, bowling with new ball when he started his career. It depends on how a team uses it. Washington Sundar is still not a finished product and sky is the limit. He will keep getting better from here.”
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