New Delhi. Indian cricket team’s young opener Shubman Gill was out after scoring 90 runs in the first innings of Mumbai Test. Gill is happy with his innings. He called it one of the best innings of his Test career. Gill said that he improved his technique which benefited him. Gill’s brilliant innings took India closer to victory against New Zealand in the third and last Test match. Apart from Gill, Rishabh Pant’s aggressive innings of 60 runs gave India a lead of 28 runs. After which New Zealand scored 171 runs for 9 wickets in its second innings on the second day and took a lead of 143 runs.
Shubman Gill said in the press conference after the end of the day’s play, ‘This is definitely one of my best innings in Test cricket. Before this Test, I was working on the areas on which I had worked before the England series. I was batting best against the spinners in that series. In practice before this match, just to be able to get back into that mindset and try to replicate the way the spinners play.
‘It is challenging for India to achieve the target of around 150 runs’
New Zealand, which won the three-match series by winning the first two matches, has scored 171 runs for 9 wickets in its second innings till the end of the second day’s play. And he has achieved a lead of 143 runs. Earlier, in reply to New Zealand’s 235 runs, India had scored 263 runs in its first innings and took a lead of 28 runs. The pitch of Wankhede Stadium is helping the spinners and in such a situation, it will be challenging for India to achieve the target of around 150 runs. If India wants to avoid a clean sweep, its batsmen will have to show restrained aggression.
‘I was trying to enjoy the game’
According to Shubman Gill, ‘The conversation with the coach was just about reiterating how to play the spinners well.’ At the beginning of the second day, Gill gave importance to a clear mindset while batting under pressure and said, ‘I was trying to enjoy the game. I like batting and I was thinking of going there and batting for a long time. I was not trying to put too much pressure on myself thinking that I had to score so many runs. I was trying to enjoy the game on the field, even though it was difficult. Because you don’t get to play so many test matches.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 2, 2024, 22:18 IST