So far, Gill and Jadeja have milked 99 runs for the visitors' dugout on day 1. Jadeja is still at the crease, scoring 41 runs off 67 balls. Shastri feels that India can afford to lose one wicket in the first hour of Day 2 in the Birmingham Test
Ravi Shastri. Pic/AFP; (right) India's captain Shubman Gill celebrates after scoring a century on day one of the second cricket test match between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham, England. Pic/AP, PTI
In the first innings of the second Test match against England, Team India skipper Shubman Gill played an unbeaten knock of 114 runs at stumps on Day 1.
He will resume Day 2 alongside Ravindra Jadeja. So far, Gill has faced 216 deliveries and hit 12 boundaries in his innings.
Speaking on his brilliant batting performance, former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri said, "Shubman Gill has worked hard on his defence. When he last came to England, he played with hard hands, pushed at the ball, a bit like Virat Kohli. But now, the top hand is in much more control. He allows the ball to come to him, trusts in his defence and has all the shots in the book when he goes on the attack".
The former cricketer also praise Ravindra Jadeja for shouldering Gill in the middle.
"I think India will be pretty happy with where they are at the end of day one. I think this partnership of 99 between Gill and Jadeja has got them out of what could've been a spot of bother. But they know they will need to get at least another 150 runs from here at least," said Shastri on Sky Sports’ broadcast.
"Had England made further inroads once they were 211-5, it could've been very different. But Shubman Gill's performance was superb. It was a disciplined performance, he looked fantastic and very solid," added the 63-year-old.
So far, Gill and Jadeja have milked 99 runs for the visitors' dugout on day 1. Jadeja is still at the crease with 41 runs off 67 balls, including five boundaries.
Shastri feels that India can afford to lose one wicket in the first hour of day 2 in Birmingham.
"It's all about that first hour for India tomorrow. They can probably afford to lose one wicket in the first hour to stay on track. England know that if they get a couple of early wickets tomorrow in the first hour of play, then they have a great chance of restricting India," he concluded.
In the initial phase of the match, Team India's opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed 87 runs off 107 deliveries, including 13 boundaries. Later, Karun Nair, too, scored 31 runs after facing 50 balls. His knock was laced with five boundaries.
(With IANS Inputs)
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