Former India bowler Murali Kartik said Shubman Gill must tweak his technique to succeed in SENA countries. Kartik noted that Gill needs better footwork and softer hands to handle tall bowlers. Meanwhile, Ambati Rayudu praised Gill’s evolution since his 2019 New Zealand debut, calling him a proper match-winner despite tough conditions.
“Sometimes with Shubman Gill, it is conditions-based, but he will have to tweak his technique, whether it is a bit of footwork, or a bit of softening his hands, you can see it with Virat and people who do well. It is never easy, you are up against a brand new ball, against tall bowlers in those conditions, and he will have to do it very quickly,” Kartik said on Cricbuzz.
In the same discussion, former India batter Ambati Rayudu observed how Gill had transformed his batting from his maiden tour to New Zealand in 2019 during his debut. He returned unsuccessful with scores of 9 and 7.
“The Indian team has struggled against this bowling, it has not been very convincing. India have not outplayed New Zealand. When I saw Shubman Gill in 2019, he used to play with hard hands and was going after the ball. We all felt that it would be slightly tough to have that pattern, especially in these countries. But he has evolved into a proper match-winner, he has improved leaps and bounds from what we have seen him in the first tour. In this tour, the conditions have been really tough, to be very honest. The bounce has not been an issue for Shubman Gill, it is the inconsistency of the pace of the surface,” Rayudu said.