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Gill's Away Output A Cause For Concern
The New Indian Express Vijayawada
|December 21, 2024
India's number three was expected to play the role of his formidable predecessor, Pujara. He has not been up to the mark in BGT so far
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has just two fifties, including the ones he hit in Sydney and Brisbane three years ago. His next high score is the 45 he made in Melbourne on Test debut in December 2020. Gill hasn't been able to score over 40 in a Test innings outside the subcontinent since then despite playing in England, West Indies, South Africa and Australia paints the picture.
To an extent, he knows it too. This is why, Gill, who made his debut as an opener, opted to move down to No 3 at the start of the year. Knowing that there is no doubt in potential, the selectors and team management were happy to accommodate him at No 3 while moving on from Cheteshwar Pujara. And to be fair to Gill, he had repaid the faith with three centuries and as many fifties before arriving in the Australian shores.
This story is from the December 21, 2024 edition of The New Indian Express Vijayawada.
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