Shubman Gill's Missed Milestone: World Cup 2023 Action Analysis by Sunil Gavaskar
- Posted on October 20, 2023
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- By Arijit Dutta
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Shubman Gill's performance in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 garnered attention as he secured his maiden World Cup fifty against Bangladesh at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. However, former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar expressed his disappointment, stating that Gill missed a significant opportunity to shine.
Shubman Gill's performance in the ICC Cricket World Cup
2023 garnered attention as he secured his maiden World Cup fifty against
Bangladesh at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. However,
former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar expressed his disappointment, stating that
Gill missed a significant opportunity to shine.
Gill, opening alongside skipper Rohit Sharma, contributed
53 runs off 55 deliveries. The partnership between the two added 88 runs to
India's scoreboard before Rohit Sharma departed, trying to dispatch a short
delivery by Hasan Mahmud over deep square leg but failing to clear the
boundary.
In a match played on a batsman-friendly pitch, Gill
displayed his skills by hitting five fours and two sixes. His promising innings
came to a halt with a mistimed shot during Mehidy Hasan Miraz's over. The ball
found Mahmudullah at deep mid-wicket, who managed to stay inbounds, preventing
Gill from adding more to his score.
Shubman Gill had a golden opportunity to convert his fifty into a century, with the stage set for him to anchor India's chase of 257 runs in Pune, where the pitch favoured the batsmen. Furthermore, Gill had a chance to break the record set by Hashim Amla for the fastest 2,000 runs in ODIs, needing just 67 runs to achieve the milestone.
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However, Gill couldn't seize this chance in the World Cup
match and now looks to accomplish the feat in India's game against New Zealand
at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala on October
22. He is just 14 runs away from setting a new record for the fastest 2,000
runs in ODI cricket.
In the year 2023, Gill has already amassed 1,299 runs in
22 matches, making him the highest run-scorer in ODIs this year. Notably, his
remarkable performances in India's Asia Cup victory and the three-match ODI
series against Australia led to him being named the ICC Player of the Month last
month.
Sunil Gavaskar's critique of Shubman Gill's performance highlights the missed opportunity in the World Cup, raising expectations for Gill's future innings on the international stage.