Shubman Gill vs South Africa: Year 2023 Indian cricket team's young batsman Shubman Gill has been very good so far. But this year he could not shine in Tests. Shubman Gill is mostly seen playing as an opener. But for some time now he has been playing at number three in Tests. Also, his Test match performance has seen a significant decline since quite some time.
Gill scored only 2 runs in 12 balls
Shubman Gill's bat is proving to be a constant flop in Test cricket. In the Test match between India and South Africa at Centurion which started on September 26, Team India got off to a very poor start. In which Shubman Gill disappointed in Test cricket. In which he scored only 2 runs in 12 balls.
Why did Shubman Gill fail in the test?
Shubman Gill has not even reached 30 runs in his last 6 Test innings. Out of it, he has played 4 innings at number three. Gill has scored 06, 10, 29* and 2 runs in the last 4 innings. Team India toured the West Indies in July. Since then he has not been playing as an opener but at number three in Tests. Earlier, he batted at number three during a Test match in the year 2021, when he played an innings of 47 runs.
What is responsible for format or position?
Shubman Gill has played 16 matches as an opener. Shubham has scored 874 runs in these matches, including 2 centuries. Currently, he has batted at number three for Team India in 5 innings of 4 matches. In which he could only score 94 runs. Surprisingly, Gill did not score a single half-century during this period. In such a situation, it would not be wrong to say that after the change in batting position, its effect was seen on his game.
Shubman Gill performance in the year 2023
Gill has played 29 ODIs for India this year. He has scored 1584 runs in these matches. Which includes 9 half-centuries and 5 centuries. Also in 13 T20 matches, he has scored 312 runs with 1 century and 1 half-century. But he could score only 232 runs in 6 Test matches. Which includes only 1 century.
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