Scott Styris on India’s Shikhar Dhawan: “He’s Putting Pressure On Him.” Shubman Gill call up to the Indian ODI team this year and has taken advantage of the opportunity. Winning Player of the Series awards against both the West Indies and Zimbabwe.
Shubman Gill was called up to the Indian ODI team this year and has taken advantage of the opportunity. Winning Player of the Series awards against both the West Indies and Zimbabwe. Gill scored three half-centuries and a century in six matches against the Windies and Zimbabwe. He could have had another century, but rain intervened and left him stranded on 98 in the third ODI against the West Indies. Former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris believes the 22-year-old has “a huge future ahead of him” and is putting pressure on veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan, with the World Cup set to be held in India next year.
“That is such a difficult question, and the reason I say that is because you’ve got four or five players who could all open up and do a fantastic job,” Styris said on Sports18 when asked if Gill could become India’s first-choice opener.
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Captain Rohit Sharma and Dhawan are the preferred openers.
“The question is, do you simply pick on who is in the best shape at the time, or does what they’ve done in the past matter? What did they do at the ICC events? All of these factors are considered “Styris went on to say.
“I believe he has a bright future with this Indian team. That is, indeed, the answer. He’s putting Shikhar Dhawan under duress “He mentioned Gill.
Styris, on the other hand, pointed out that Dhawan has an advantage over Gill.
“Is he going over top of them? I still believe they prefer the left-handed option. There aren’t many top-order left-handers who are taking the game by the scruff of the neck as openers in Indian cricket, so Shikhar Dhawan has that going for him, so maybe Shubman Gill has to wait a little longer, or as we saw, number 3 might be a spot for him “He stated.
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