Ravi Shastri examines the dismissals of Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara. India trail Australia’s first-innings total of 469 by 318 runs.
On Day 2 of the ongoing World Test Championship decider versus Australi. Cheteshwar Pujara and Shubman Gill were remove due to poor shot selection. Notably, both cricketers sought to leave the ball, but it returned, dislodging the stumps and sending them back to the pavilion. Both wickets were a carbon replica of one another, and the team management would be quite upset with their shot selection in the high-voltage encounter.
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Former India head coach Ravi Shastri stated that while Gill is young and will learn with time.
He was dissatisfied with Pujara because the latter has enough experience playing in English conditions. He recently play for Sussex in the County Championship Division Two. It anticipated of him to read the circumstances well, but he fell short in the first innings.
“That is a poor leave because the front foot has just crossed.” It should be heading towards the ball; he was looking to play it before deciding whether or not to leave it. The off-stump is exposed because of the way he’s leaving it. The front foot is still on middle stump when it should be off stump. Keep an eye on that front foot. It should be wider and closer to the ball. He mistook it for something outside the off stump. “It was a blunder,” Shastri said on air.
“We talk about leaving the ball in England, and we always talk about knowing where your off stump is.” This is not knowing where your off stump is. Shubman Gill’s footwork is a tad sloppy. He will learn; he is still young, but Pujara will be very disappointed. It should have been closer to the ball and across the line. That’s why they constantly reminding you to know where your off stump is,” the 61-year-old added.
Notably, India are 151/5 after Stumps on Day 2, behind by 318 runs. On Day 3 of the tournament, the squad will require a strong combination between Ajinkya Rahane (29) and KS Bharat (5).
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