Worked on few new shots during rehab at NCA, you might see few cheeky shots in IPL: Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill has all the classical shots in his repertoire but time off due to a shin injury allowed him to work on his technique at the National Cricket Academy and he is ready to show his improvisation skills when he competes for Gujarat Titans in the upcoming IPL. The 21-year-old Gill, one of the batting mainstays of new IPL franchise, in an exclusive interview to PTI spoke on various subjects, including his strike-rate in T20 cricket, preferred batting position, World T20 and how he is a firm believer in "pouncing on second chances". Excerpts from the Interview: Q: What kind of adjustments you need to make while playing for Gujarat after four seasons with Kolkata Knight Riders?A: It's obviously special if you get retained by any team but I haven't given much thought about adjustments, now that I am with Gujarat Titans. It will be a great challenge for me as it's a new franchise and Ashu bhai (head coach Ashish Nehra) and Gary Kirsten (Mentor) are great people to be around. I have just had a brief conversation with them and they seem to be great people. I am confident we will do fine as team.

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Q: You have batted as an opener from the third season but are you ready to be flexible if the new team needs you to be?A: I started my IPL career with KKR batting at numbers 6 and 7. The first whole year (2018), I batted at No. 6 and may be once, if I remember did I open