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Former Indian batting coach Sanjay Manjrekar recalled the first-ever net session of star opener Shubman Gill for the national senior side, reminiscing his impressive performance against throwdown specialists that left coach Ravi Shastri in awe. Bangar, who had multiple stints with the Indian coaching set-up in 2010s, was speaking in a video posted by Star Sports.
Team India on Friday arrived at a hotel in Bhubaneswar ahead of the 2nd ODI against England. The Men in Blue will lock horns against England in the second match of the ODI series on Sunday in Cuttuck. Talisman batter Virat Kohli, vice-captain Shubman Gill, head coach Gautam Gambhir and other team members received an arousing welcome at the hotel. Apart from the Men in Blue, England also received a warm welcome at the same hotel in Bhubaneswar. Brydon Carse, Harry Brook, and other other team members were also present with them.
Star India batter Virat Kohli missed the ODI series-opener against England on Thursday, owing to a knee injury. Ahead of toss, Kohli was seen warming up at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (VSCA) with a light strapping on his knee. The former India captain looked in visible pain while warming up, stroking his knee while having a discussion with a team physio. And at the toss, India captain Rohit Sharma delivered the news of Kohli's omission from the XI owing to a sore knee.
In the absence of star batter Virat Kohli, vice-captain Shubman Gill led India to four-wicket win over England in the 1st ODI in Nagpur on Thursday. Chasing just 249 for victory, Gill led the pack with a composed 83 off 96 balls as India achieved their target with 11.2 overs to spare. He put on stands of 94 and 108 runs with Shreyas Iyer (59) and Axar Patel (52) after openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal fell for cheap in chase.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar lashed out at batter KL Rahul for his batting approach during India's first ODI against England in Nagpur on Thursday. Rahul came in to bat at the number 6 spot. By the time he came to the crease, Shubman Gill's unbeaten fifty had nearly sealed the game for India. Spotting that India needed very few runs to win and Gill was close to his century, Rahul decided playing defensive cricket. He eventually lost his wicket to Adil Rashid after tapping a delivery back to the bowler.
After steering India to a four-wicket win over England in the ODI series opener with a calm 87, top-order batter Shubman Gill said he was not focused on getting his century, and was just looking at the field placements set for him at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur. “No, I wasn't thinking about my century. I was focused on the field placements and played my shots accordingly. I wanted to dominate the bowler, and I would have played the same shot even if I was in my 60s,” said Gill to Disney Hotstar.
Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar picked Shubman Gill as the player who will be around for a long time in Indian cricket. Apart from Gill's masterclass, Manjrekar was also impressed by Shreyas Iyer's "flawless" stroke play and rated his belligerent 59(36) 10/10 on "quality." Gill and Shreyas were in the vanguard of India's four-wicket triumph in the first ODI against England. When skipper Rohit Sharma and debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal left India in a mess at 19/2 while chasing 249, Gill and Iyer dug deep to keep the innings from falling apart.
As India slumped to 19/2 in the sixth over chasing a modest target of 249 in 50 overs, all Shubman Gill was thinking of was to stay positive and not to take too many risks and not get too defensive. Player of the Match Gill did all these things, top-scored for India with 87 and shared crucial partnerships with Shreyas Iyer (59) and Axar Patel (52) to help India to a four-wicket win over England in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium here on Thursday.