XtraTime Web Desk – Shubman Gill is one of the youngest and brightest talent that Indian Cricket team has right now. After his magnificent performance in the practice match, Shubman Gill might get a chance to debut in Adelaide, where India will face Australia for the first match of the test series. If he actually does get to play in Adelaide, this will be the first time that this Punjabi boy will face the pink ball in an official match.
“We practiced quite a bit with the pink ball in the lead up to the Test match against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens last year (in November),” Shubman told kkr.in. “But I haven’t played any competitive first-class match under lights (till before the ongoing practice match vs Australia A in Sydney).”
When the 21-year-old was asked on how prepared he was, to take on the world-class Australian attack in their own backyard, Shubman said: “it’s quite intimidating to play Australia in Australia, but I am really looking forward to it. As a batsman, there is no bigger opportunity than to play against Australia at their home as your confidence gets a major boost if you manage to score runs here.”
Shubman looked good during his knock of 33 in the only ODI match he played at the start of the tour, before returning impressive performances in the day-night practice game vs Australia A, where he hit 43 and 65 in testing conditions.
Like most cricketers who aim to play Test cricket for their country, Shubman has always dreamt of being a part of a Boxing Day Test. But playing Test matches in Australia comes with an added challenge of facing Aussie sledge-tactics, and the famous chin-music when there’s pace and bounce on the wicket. “There was a time when (Indian) players had a reputation of not being too aggressive, and people would take that for granted when sledging. Things have changed now. Every character is different, some people like to keep quiet and not react while for others, engaging in a verbal-battle eggs them on to do better. For me, I’m neither the kind to always keep quiet, nor the type to keep going at the opposition. But if the plan is to make us dance to their chin music, be rest assured we’ve got plenty of great moves in store.”
Courtesy – www.kkr.in