Cricket World Cup 2023: Shubman Gill tries his hand at SPIN bowling at Eden Gardens ahead of India’s match against South Africa, check picture

On the eve of the match, pictures of Team India practicing in the nets went viral. In one of the pictures, Gill was seen bowling to Shardul Thakur.

Cricket World Cup 2023: Shubman Gill tries his hand at SPIN bowling at Eden Gardens ahead of India’s match against South Africa, check picture

Shubman Gill (Image via ESPNcricinfo)

India’s star youngster Shubman Gill was spotted trying his hand at spin bowling ahead of India’s penultimate group stage match against South Africa at the Eden Gardens. India and the Proteas will lock horns on Sunday (November 4) in Kolkata.

On the eve of the match, pictures of Team India practicing in the nets went viral. In one of the pictures, Gill was seen bowling to Shardul Thakur. Fans wondered whether Gill would be given the chance to bowl in a match. However, keeping in mind that the opponents tomorrow are South Africa, it’s unlikely that India will experiment.

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Check the picture of Gill’s spin bowling here:

The 24-year-old missed a couple of matches when he was suffering from dengue but came bgill ack for the all-important Pakistan match. His best knock came against Sri Lanka, where he missed slamming his century by eight runs. His maiden World Cup fifty came against Bangladesh.

Rahul Dravid says India can use Virat Kohli as the sixth bowling option

Though it’s uncertain whether Shubman Gill will be used as a bowler or not despite India’s not having a sixth bowling option, head coach Rahul Dravid said that if the need arises, Rohit Sharma could use Virat Kohli as a bowler. The 34-year-old had already bowled against Bangladesh to complete Hardik Pandya’s over, who left the field midway during his over after injuring himself.

Shubman Gill
Virat Kohli (Image via X) 
Yes, we don't have the sixth bowling option, but we have a wrong-footed inswinger menace whom we can back for a few overs. He was close to bowling in the last game with the crowd pushing him.
Dravid said in the pre-match press conference.

India are yet to lose a match in the group stage after playing seven games. South Africa’s lone defeat came against the Netherlands.

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