India vs Australia: ‘A century would have been good,’ asserts Shubman Gill’s father
Shubman Gill
India sealed a historic win at the Gabba to lift the Border Gavaskar trophy for the third time on a trot. And it was the youngsters who starred in the memorable win over Australia. One of those young heroes was the emerging opener, Shubman Gill. The rookie batsman scored a scintillating 91 against Australia’s fierce new ball attack. But his missed his century by a whisker as he fell prey to Nathan Lyon.
Meanwhile, Lakhwinder Gill, Shubman’s father, is disappointed with his son’s dismissal method. He also said that a century would’ve been good for the youngster’s confidence.
“A century would have been good for his confidence. He was batting so well, and I don’t know why all of a sudden, he played away from his body,” senior Gill told TOI.
“The six innings he has batted in this Test series, he was always looking comfortable at the crease. But for me, the worrying sign is his mode of dismissals. He is chasing the ball way outside the off stump, and I am sure other teams would have noticed it. Hopefully, he will learn from it and will not repeat this mistake,” he added.
I am disappointed he did not get a 100
One of the other heroes of the game, Washington Sundar got a similar reaction from his father. Sundar played a valiant knock of 62 in the first innings as a 123-run stand with Shardul Thakur helping India to recover from 186 for 6. But his father too was disappointed that the all-rounder failed to convert it into a big ton. What made the knock even special was that it was Washinton’s debut innings and he was up against a world-class attack.
“I am disappointed he did not get a 100. When Siraj came, he should have hit fours and sixes. He is capable of that. He should have gone for sixes. He could have gone for pulls and big hits. Perhaps, he thought of trying to come close to Australia’s total as the lead was very less,” M Sundar said as quoted by Times Now.
“I speak to him in Australia every day. I told him last evening whenever you get a chance, get a big score. He said, ‘sure I will’. Washington is a natural opening batsman, and has scored a lot of runs against the new ball. In Chennai League, he is the youngest player to score a hundred in the first division league. At the age of 14, he got a century while opening,” he added.
After the above reactions from the respective fathers of the budding cricketers, Virender Sehwag labelled it as typical of Indian parents. He took to Instagram to share his views on the incident.
The former Indian cricketer said: “Aakhir Maa baap toh Maa baap hi hain #parents #india #100sebadhkarthacontribution [After all, parents will be parents #parents #india #contributionwasbiggerthana100].”
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