Former Indian opening batsman Sunil Gavaskar heaped praise on Shubman Gill, who scored his first half-century in international cricket on Friday to get India off to a solid start in reply to Australia’s.
Gill scored 50 from 108 balls, smashing eight boundaries to earn praise for his excellent stroke play but Gavaskar was particularly in awe of his defence against the Australian pace attack.
“What we saw today confirms that he is one of India’s brightest prospects,” Gavaskar said during the post-match show on Sony Network.
“The way he got behind the line of the ball more than any of the shots that he played and he played some sparkling ones was so impressive,” he added.
Gavaskar who is regarded as one of the best-ever opening batsmen to play the game felt it was a trait every batsman playing in that position must have.
“That is the thing you want to look at when you look at opening batsmen how quickly and accurately they get behind the wall. Shubman Gill’s…