Ashwin rated Shubman Gill highly when it comes to white-ball formats and called him a unique talent. He was impressed with Gill's temperament and with the way his paces his innings in ODIs. However, he also added that the youngster needs to improve in Test cricket.
While speaking on his Hindi YouTube channel 'Ash Ki Baat', Ravichandran Ashwin recalled how some the trollers criticised Shubman's position of vice-captaincy and questioned the decision of selectors. He further claimed that Gill has given his trollers a proper reply with this knock.
Ashwin further mentioned about Gill's records in both the T20Is and ODIs where he has been exceptional so far. While he admitted that the youngster still needs to do better in Tests, he is in awe of Gill in white-ball formats.
"He's an absolute gold dust" - Ravichandran Ashwin on Shubman Gill
While speaking further on the same topic, Ashwin called Gill a "generational talent". Despite missing out on the ODI World Cup 2023, Gill remains India's future in the white-ball formats as he has the ability to pace his innings perfectly.
"He's an absolute gold dust in this format, the way he sets his tempo, and the way he showed his temperament to seal the chase… it wasn't the easiest of white-ball template pitches, but he adapted brilliantly,” he said.
Gill's mature knock takes India home
Gill scored 101 off 129 balls against Bangladesh and remained unbeaten till the end. He struck 9 fours and 2 sixes in his knock and showed tremendous temperament while pacing his innings.
Gill started his innings positively but slowed down when he saw the wickets falling from the other end. He completed his century off 125 balls, which is the slowest ton by an Indian since the 2019 ODI World Cup. However, he felt satisfied by playing this match-winning knock.
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