Gill is a quality player, he's going to be around for a long time: Ravi Shastri

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri believes that young opener Shubman Gill is a quality cricketer who will be around for a long time in the international cricket arenaShastris comments come after Gill sparkled in the 125 overs of play in the second ODI at Hamilton which was abandoned due to rain Gill drove elegantly past midon twice and cut Tim Southee fiercely through cover before the first spell of rain stopped play for nearly threeandahalf hoursAfter the match became 29 overs a side affair Gill continued to shine in his timing and placement of shots pulling Henry powerfully over deep backward square leg for six and was glorious in lofting insideout off Michael Bracewell over extra cover for four to be 45 not out off 42 deliveriesHis emphasis today was in the timing of the ball Sometimes when you are out of your depth you want to get on with it by trying to hit the ball hard He was in good control with good footwork It is great to watch him playThere is something regal about him He is a quality player and hes going to be around for a long timedecades time He has good work ethics he trains hard hes hungry and he loves this game He will continue to play because his grooming is good he is always grounded said Shastri on Prime Video after abandonment of the matchAlso readShubman Gill Suryakumar Yadav take India to 891 as rain stops play againFormer India cricketer Anjum Chopra praised Gill for his exceptional growth in whiteball cricket this year especially in ODIs and pointed out that he is very close to being a regular in T20Is Gill earned a maiden callup to the India T20I squad for the series against New Zealand but didnt get to play a single game as India won 10Shubmans strike rate has improved in international cricket He is averaging a healthy 70 plus in international cricket so you are looking at a player who is developing I was listening to Ajit Agarkar earlier on the show and he said we have quality here and while Suryakumar Yadav was going the way he does but lets not forget Gill because he has found how he wants to play in international cricketIn T20s probably I can now understand why India team doesnt want to give him an opportunity right now Let him become a more traditional player of ODIs and Test match level as well but T20I is a game he is very close to This style of play that he has shown in the first one day international and then the second one day international both have been very calm composed yet impactfulTalking about his impactful knock in Sundays match Anjum remarked So initial part of the game for about four and a half overs he was timing the ball down the ground those cuts came through as well but the moment it went to a shortened version we could actually see that he was trying to hit the ball into the gap lot harder than he was trying to time itThat was the only thing missing but its that urgency that creeps in a batters mind that how you want to score those runs So yes I dont think Shubman Gill should be spoken less about because he is a class playerCricket enthusiasts in India can watch the third ODI against New Zealand on Prime Video on November 30 Precoverage starts from 6 am onwardsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever