Former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja heaped praise on Shubman Gill after the young opener smashed his maiden century in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram on Friday (December 16).
Gill smashed 110 runs off 152 balls in the second innings to help Team India set a massive 513-run target for victory over Bangladesh in the first Test at Chattogram. Hailing Gill, Jadeja said that it was a big achievement for the youngster, and the Punjab lad should savour his maiden Test century.
He further went on to pass a big comment on Gill, saying the right-hander is not someone like Prithvi Shaw, whose wagon has gone back after scoring a century on debut, as the young opener’s stacks have been steadily rising in both ODI and Test cricket.
Ajay Jadeja was quoted as saying by Sony Sports: “A century in Test cricket is a very big moment. I don't even know how it feels. It is just a number but a very important one. I can only talk about myself and not about others. It is like passing an exam, this number has an effect like that.”
He continued, “You can talk about the pressure or the wait for that, Shubman Gill needs to savor that moment. If you see Cheteshwar Pujara, who had scored 18 centuries, when he scored one after three years, it is a different celebration.”
Comparing Gill’s journey with that of Prithvi Shaw, Jadeja said: “I hope his wagon will only move ahead from here because this guy has shown that he is not one of those who have gone back after scoring one. Prithvi Shaw is also his age group, he scored a century in his first Test but he is not even around at the moment. So just like that wagon has gone back, this wagon is steadily moving ahead.”
He signed off by saying, “Shubman Gill has the ability and the best thing I find about him is that we have only seen him moving forward since we have seen him. A player comes in whom you see a lot of talent but if you see two or four years later, he is still stuck there. He has added something whenever we have seen him.”
