IND vs AUS: Sunil Gavaskar Critiques Shubman Gill’s Form in Border-Gavaskar Trophy

KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja showed some fight on Day 4 of the 3rd Test at The Gabba, but the Indian batting struggles are far from over. Australia still holds the upper hand, with the Indian batting line-up down to its last pair of batsmen. The challenge ahead looks tough as India fights to recover and avoid defeat in the match.

This caught the attention of former India legend and commentator Sunil Gavaskar, who criticized Shubman Gill’s shot selection in the 5-match series. Gavaskar pointed out Gill’s dismissal in the 3rd Test, where he chased a wide delivery and edged it to Mitchell Marsh, who took a great catch in the gully region. Gavaskar said:

Leave your image in the dressing room. Certain shots are dangerous at the start of your innings before you are set, and you don’t have the measure of what the wicket is doing. Keep all those shots in your back pocket. Take them out when you are 30-40-50 not out, then can you get those shots again? Not a very good shot selection, you could say. It was a very good catch, so there was a little bit of bad luck as well over there. But he could have left that ball alone.

Shubman Gill has scored just 60 runs in 3 innings, averaging 20. This is a significant drop compared to his performance in the Border Gavaskar Trophy in 2021, where he scored 259 runs at an average of 51.80.