Punjab cricketer Gurkeerat Mann revealed that Shubman Gill was really disappointed with his snub from the Indian team for the recent ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia and revealed what the young batter told him.
Mann revealed that the young right-hander vowed to score plenty of runs in all three formats of the game so that the Indian selectors couldn’t drop him for the next World Cup, and that’s something Gill has been doing for Team India in both Test and ODI cricket.
Gurkeerat Mann was quoted as saying by The Indian Express: “He was sad after that World Cup snub. But talents like Shubman try to find a way. His words were: 'I will score so much that they won't be able to drop me from the next world cups.
From now onwards, I just want to perform in all formats and that is my only aim.' He is not someone who will shut himself down if runs are not coming.”
Shubman Gill recently scored his maiden ODI century against Zimbabwe and maiden Test century against Bangladesh.
Mann continued: “He continues to work hard. Earlier, he would hardly play any aerial strokes and would hit down the ground, pick gaps, and run hard between wickets. The new dimension he has added to his game is his six-hitting ability. And it has not come in a few days.”
He signed off by saying, “I have seen him practising power-hitting right after his first IPL season. He used to hesitate while taking the aerial route, but now he smashes it with authority. That's the only change I have seen in his batting in recent times.”
