Shubman Gill opened up about his frustration when he was injured and his desperation to get his first century ahead of Team India’s big ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match against England.

The young Indian opener revealed how he was putting himself under immense pressure to get his hundred after he missed out on a three-figure mark against Australia, having missed on 91.

Gill completed his rehab at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) after that famous win in Brisbane and then had a wonderful IPL 2022 with the Gujarat Titans.

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Shubman Gill was quoted as saying by GQ India: “I was sitting there all that time wondering when I was going to hit some big-time runs. Actually, all I need is a start. Once I get that start [snaps fingers] I know that I’m ‘on’. At that time, during the rehab phase, I was desperate to get my first international hundred.”

The opener continued, “Maybe I was trying too hard. I sat there and told myself, you’ve played enough innings, you’ve missed out once in Australia and you don’t want to miss out again. That’s when I realized I was putting too much pressure on myself.”

Gill finally got his maiden century against Zimbabwe and went on to become a regular member of the Indian cricket team.

Gill signed off by saying, “We won the IPL, I did well, and then I got more chances with the one-day team. I had a good six matches, and that’s when it clicked. Once I got my first hundred in Zimbabwe, I could feel it in me, that I’m going to go off now.”