In five T20Is so far, Gill has amassed 76 runs, which includes a score of 46.
However, the classy right-hander is yet to find his feet in the shortest format of the game at the international level. In five T20Is so far, Gill has amassed 76 runs, which includes a score of 46.
In the ongoing T20I series against New Zealand, Shubman has registered scores of 7 and 11 in two games thus far. He got out to spinners on both occasions on turning tracks.
While former India cricketer Aakash Chopra feels it’s unfair to point fingers at the young opener for getting out early in the second T20I versus New Zealand, he acknowledged that Gill's unimpressive numbers in T20I cricket is a problem.
"It was not a straightforward run chase. I think Mitchell Santner's captaincy was very good, he rotated his bowlers well, got Glenn Phillips and Chapman also to bowl. It was an almost identical dismissal for Shubman Gill," Chopra said in a video posted on his YouTube channel.
"Gill was dismissed off Santner's bowling in the first match and here, Michael Bracewell. He is trying to play the pull shot but getting the leading edge, it happened both times. Happens on a turning surface," he added.
"You can't be too critical but numbers are not stacking up nicely for him, that's a problem. Ishan Kishan was looking decent and he got run out. Rahul Tripathi also swung his bat but how many runs will you score here? Suryakumar Yadav, who is in amazing form, was also seen struggling," he further stated.
Coming to the second T20I, India registered a narrow six-wicket victory over New Zealand to level the three-match series 1-1.
Chasing the paltry target of 100, India’s top-order failed to get going against the Kiwi spinners on a tricky wicket.
When the hosts were struggling at 70/4, Suryakumar Yadav (26*) and skipper Hardik Pandya (15*) batted sensibly, forging an unbeaten 31-run partnership to take India home with one ball to spare.