SHUBMAN GILL revealed the council, which he received from Indian coach Gautam Gambhir on his way to a record 269 against England on the 2nd day of the second test in Edgbaston. Gill registered the highest score of the Indian captain in the test history with his click on Thursday 3 July, as India published 587 runs in the first shifts.
But Gill remembered how he was fighting at the beginning of his shifts and was unable to consistently find the boundaries. In an interview with the transmitter, the Indian captain said he was talking to Gambhir and told him he was constantly looking for a field. Gill said an Indian coach told him to hang up and run.
“When I walked yesterday, near lunch breaks, I tried to get into the game. I was about 35-40 running around the tea after playing around 100 balls. I went to the dressing room and spoke with GG Bhai (Gautam Gambhir), I told him I didn’t get the boundaries;
Technique
One of the things that needs to be seen with Gill in the ongoing series is how he could modify his technique. The Indian captain began working on the Red-Ball cricket during the IPL itself and said he was doing improvement in his initial movement and attitude and wanted to enjoy his launch. Gill felt that he concentrated too hard and decided to make the most of the chance in this series.
“At the end of IPL I worked on my technique. I worked on my initial movement and attitude. I grown nicely, but after scoring 30-40 runs I got.
The Indian captain admitted that the transition from T20 to tests was hard to work and had to work on their thinking and decided to start preparing during the IPL 2025 season.
“Moving from T20 to longer format is difficult. You have to work on your thinking. T20s playing, going after the ball becomes its initial trigger. So I started practicing with the red ball in the IPL itself,” Gill said.
With knocking, Gill now has a series of 424 runs from just three shifts.
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Published on:
4th July 2025
Tune
