INDIA'S NEXT BIG SUPERSTAR- SHUBMAN GILL

 

Shubman with his Family courtesy-NDTV

Well, you read the title right. Yes, I am talking about Shubhman Gill who hails from the small town of Fazilka in Punjab. It's because of Gill's passion for cricket that his father shifted to Chandigarh and today his hard work is paying the flowers.

Gill after a century

Having said that Shubhman from his early career has learnt the habit of hitting Big Daddy hundreds be it domestic or International against Bangladesh. who can forget his double Hundred against Bangladesh After all there are only a few players who have such capabilities. currently, Gill is in his Purple patch having scored more than 1000 runs in ODI cricket in WC year and it has cemented his place as an opener in team India despite the presence of the likes of Shikar Dhawan. Well, Gill has already proved enough to be part of India's T20 squad (hitting more than 800 runs in IPL for Gujrat Titans) and ODI squad of Cricket World Cup 2023 (by scoring a mountain of runs). Looking at the fitness of Gill, he is in top-notch shape and expected to serve Indian cricket for the next 10-12 years. However, one Format where Gill still has to prove himself is in TEST cricket. In Test cricket, it is the Patience of the player that is tested and how you can control your shots without going into a shell.

Gill is a natural Stroke player and it will be challenging for him in Test Cricket. Well, We wish Gill a Great World Cup 2023 and hopefully, he will quench our Thirst for an ICC title after 10 years.

A THRASHING VICTORY BY TEAM INDIA AGAINST AUSSIES IN 2ND IDFC BANK IND VS AUS ODI SERIES 2023

REMARKABLE VICTORY BY TEAM INDIA- MATCH REPORT 

Courtesy of the innings played by Young Torque Shubman Gill (104 runs of 97 Balls, 6th ODI Century) and by experienced Shreyas Iyer (105 runs of 90 Balls, His 3rd ODI century ), India posted a humongous Score of 399/5 of their 50 over. The chase by the Aussies was never expected to be easy but the way the Aussies surrendered starting from the chase, was not expected from a Team like Australia. It started with Mathew Short and then Steve Smith was also dismissed by Prasidh Krishna in the same over, putting Australia on the Backfoot from the start. The match was shortened to 33 overs courtesy of Rain still Aussies needed 317 from 33 overs. The Jolt given by Prasidh at the beginning was so significant for the Aussies that they were not able to recover from it and wickets kept on falling. However, resilience was shown by Abbott and Hazlewood in the end with stitching more than 50 runs partnership between them. However, the Target was too much for them. 

                                                                           

POSITIVES FOR TEAM INDIA:: PROBLEM OF PLENTY

                                                                      

If we look at the Positives for Team India the probably Team India has probably emerged as one of the favorites of the ODI WC 2023 post-Asia Cup Performance and Such a dominant performance over the Aussies. KL Rahul looked in Decent Touch by scoring 2nd consecutive ODI half-century and our own 360-degree player Surya Kumar Yadav played a wonderful knock also hitting his 2nd consecutive ODI 50 against Australia. But more importantly, runs came from the Bat of Shreyas Iyer who is in the scheme of Things as a middle-order player in ODI WC 2023 in India. Shubman continued his Top form and has learned the habit of hitting Hundreds from veterans like Virat and Rohit.

Ravichandran Ashwin also picked up 3 Wickets along with Ravindra Jadeja who also got 3 scalps. Could Ashwin be the offspinner that Team India needed for the ODI WC? Is it Big Gamble to not include Yuzi Chahal in the squad? Krishna is also a future prospect that needs to be groomed.

ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD

One of the Biggest causes of concern for Team India starting from the Asia Cup has been our Sloppy Fielding. Starting from the Nepal Match in the Asia Cup where Team India dropped 3 catches to yesterday's Match where 2 Catches were dropped and some efforts put in by players were also below standard. Team India must learn from its mistakes. Remember Big teams won't give you a chance a second time. 

Overall Team India looks in Good Shape and rhythm & as Big Goats are coming back for the 3rd ODI at Rajkot will further bolster our side. It's now up to Coach Dravid and Captain Rohit Sharma to pick up the proper Team in WC and have a Blast!!!

Wishing Best Wishes to Team India