Yong Indian opening batsman Shubman Gill fell nine short of his maiden Test hundred at The Gabba, but his excellent knock played a key role in breaching Australia’s fortress as India pulled off a marvelous 3-wicket win in the final Test to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Tuesday (January 19).
The right-hander played a sublime knock of 91 off just 146 deliveries, as well as, added solid 114 runs with Cheteshwar Pujara for the second wicket to gave India a strong start in the fourth and final Test before Rishabh Pant’s 89* sealed a historic win for India against Australia at The Gabba.
However, the 21-year-old’s father Lakhwinder Gill was disappointed with his son's dismissal method, saying a century would’ve been given a lot of confidence to the youngster.
Senior Gill told Times of India: “A century would have been good for his confidence. He was batting so well, and I don't know why all of a sudden, he played away from his body.”
He further added, “The six innings he has batted in this Test series, he was always looking comfortable at the crease. But for me, the worrying sign is his mode of dismissals. He is chasing the ball way outside the off stump, and I am sure other teams would have noticed it. Hopefully, he will learn from it and will not repeat this mistake.”
Well, former Indian cricketer, Virender Sehwag has reacted to Mr. Gill’s comments by saying “parents will be parents” on his official Instagram handle on Wednesday.
Sharing pictures of the senior Gill’s interview on Instagram, Sehwag wrote: “Aakhir Maa baap toh Maa baap hi hain #parents #india #100sebadhkarthacontribution [After all, parents will be parents #parents #india #contributionwasbiggerthana100].”
