Xtra Time Web Desk: Kolkata Knight Rider’s promising batsman Shubman Gill feels Andre Russell is saving his best for the business end of the tournament. The Jamaican power hitter is yet to get going with the bat in the ongoing IPL 2020 in UAE. So far the Caribbean all rounder has scored only 50 runs from 5 matches along with picking 5 wickets.
“He didn’t do well as per his expectations. I think it is good for us in the way that the main part of the tournament is yet to come and as they say, save the best for the last,” said Gill in an interview to ANI.
Shubman himself has been in brilliant touch in the 13th edition of IPL but the problem is he is not able to convert the starts into a big one. His only innings of substance so far has been his unbeaten 70 he scored against Rajasthan Royals. But Shubman is confident that it is only a matter of time before he converts the starts into solid knocks as he has been hitting them well.
“Yeah, I mean that is what I believe in that when you are batting well, runs are just a matter of time. By time what I mean is that the more time you spend on the wicket, you will get the runs,” he said.
While Gill is all of 21, he is no longer considered a youngster in the KKR unit. Having performed consistently in the last couple of seasons, he is seen as an integral part of KKR’s leadership group. But this season has seen quite a few young guns doing well like Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Rahul Tripathi. Gill says it is quite an experience playing with such talent.
According to Gill, “It feels great honestly because to be there on the field with them is quite an experience for all of us and it creates a very good atmosphere on the field as well and that is very exciting to see.”
Talking about the team’s performance so far, Gill said that apart from the first game where the boys looked rusty, it has been good.
“I think we are playing great cricket. Apart from the first game, we lost where we looked a bit rusty as we were all playing our first match after such a long time. Except for that game, we have been playing some really good cricket. The matches that we have won, we have done it comprehensively and were quite comfortable wins for us,” he signed off.