India vs New Zealand 1st ODI: Sanjay Manjrekar became fan of this ability of Shubman Gill, compared with Dhoni
Manjrekar wrote that when I saw Dhoni for the first time that he mostly hit straight sixes, he told me that he would be consistent when it came to big hitting. Gil has only one gift.
The innings played by Indian young opener Shubman Gill against New Zealand at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday has become a fan of the whole world. Where no Indian batsman could cross the 40-run mark, this player showed his talent to the world by scoring a double century. In his innings of 208 runs, Shubman Gill faced 149 balls and during this, 19 fours and 9 sky-high sixes came out of his bat. Former Indian cricketer and current commentator Sanjay Manjrekar liked Gill’s ability to hit sixes and he compared Gill to former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
This advice of Virat Kohli came in handy for Shardul Thakur and Team India, hit in one ball
After watching Shubman Gill’s innings, Manjrekar tweeted, “When I saw Dhoni for the first time he used to hit straight sixes mostly, he told me that when it comes to big hitting he will be consistent. Gil has only one gift. Finger crossed for him.
Shubman Gill hit the first six of his innings to complete his half-century. After this, when wickets were falling from the other end, Gill was also avoiding playing big shots. But as soon as he reached close to 150, he took a formidable form. Gill also completed his 150 runs with a six.
After this, Gill hit two sixes in Tickner’s 48th over, while Lockie Ferguson completed his double century by hitting a hat-trick of sixes in the 49th over. Gill hit the last 7 of his 9 sixes in the last 10 overs of the innings, most of these shorts he played towards the front.
Shubman Gill felt in this over that he too can score a double century, revealed after the match
Talking about the match, on the basis of this double century of Gill, India was able to set a target of 350 runs in front of the guests. Chasing this score, the entire New Zealand team was reduced to 337 runs. For him, Bracewell played a stormy innings of 140 runs but he could not win his team. The next match of the series is to be played in Raipur on 21 January.