Champions Trophy 2025 – Shubman Gill: ‘This is the best batting line-up that I have been a part of’
“The depth of our striker helps to release the strikers at the top. We can play freely because we know that we have the depth. This is one thing with which we are used to fighting earlier. We did not have the depth of striker, so the pressure on the first order was more to mark more and to stay longer. But I think that the depth allows us to play more freely.”
“Honestly, I don’t really think if I have to take more risks or less risk,” said Gill. “I think it’s more than I am in my area and take calculated risks. I take more risks at the good point, when I think the bowler is under pressure.
“Most of my striker is instinctive. I do not pre-plan, and I do not play any blow that is pre-plainified.
Gill then developed what he meant by hitting “in his area”. For him, it comes down to a large part of the intensity of the match.
“Whenever I hit in the nets, I think that for me, it’s about trying to play as close to how I play in the match. And it’s the area for me. Sometimes we beat in the nets and we don’t really think about the situation. We just want to beat.
“But more often than not, in an important match, there might be a chance that you do not hit the ball well. How could I score races then? If it is difficult to hit the limits, so how could I take these singles and put pressure on me in a power game? So, these are the things I would try to do in the net.
“I think it’s easy to hit the limits. It is easy to hit six. But do these little things are, I think, more difficult. And that’s why it requires a lot of rehearsals for me. And I think that’s what helps me in the match to stay in my area.”
