India’s fiery batsman Shubman Gill says his Test debut in Australia felt like he was “going into a war” and an important lesson he came back for was “to rule outside a landscape” was not. The 21-year-old was impressive during the tour, scoring a total of 259 runs in a four-match series with 91 and the highest half-century, which the injured India won 2–1. Gill made his second Test debut in Melbourne, from where India made their debut after thrashing at the Adelaide Day-Nift.
“I was quite normal as long as the fielding continued. But when we finally batted, and I was cheering the crowd (backing the Australian team, nonetheless), walking from the dressing room to the pitch. It was an experience, a war! He told the official website of his IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders.
Before the start of the game, he was swayed by emotions as head coach Ravi Shastri presented him with his test cap.
“It is inexplicable. Many times you go through a sea of emotions that make you numb. It was that moment. Ravi Shastri gave a speech in the hoodl and then I got the hat from him. After that I won him. Toss.” And elected to field first, ”he recalled.
Gill is yet to contribute significantly in the ongoing series against England, but the youngster showed why he is regarded as the next best thing in Indian cricket with his solid performance in Australia.
Asked what it meant to start in Australia, Gill said it was like a childhood dream coming true and real.
“When I was a kid, I used to get up at 4.30-5 to watch a Test match in Australia. Now people are getting up early to see me playing, it’s quite a feeling. I still remember my father early Wake up. So I would just like to watch the Australia series, “he recalled.
“It was a different kind of fun to watch Brett Lee’s bowl or Sachin sir (Tendulkar) bat. All of a sudden, I was playing in that team and the Australian players were bowling on me.”
“It felt like the world was watching me. I was really looking forward to the challenge and always wanted to play in Australia to see how it felt,” he said.
And what is the lesson he brought back home? “… No matter what, you can’t rule someone out of the landscape. We had so many injuries but the positivity of the dressing room never changed.
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He said, “We were out for 36 and despite that even once our players or our coaches or our captain and even the support staff were not harassed or intimidated to the extent that we knew Didn’t know what to do next. ”
“Like I said before, if they want to play chin music, we have all the dance moves ready!”
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