Before his tour of New Zealand, Mohammad Kaif praises the young Indian batter, saying, “All Eyes Will Be On…”. Team India is preparing to play New Zealand in a white-ball series after their T20 World Cup 2022 campaign came to an emotional end.
Commencing on Friday. While Shikhar Dhawan will serve as captain during the ODIs, all-rounder Hardik Pandya will captain the Indian team during the T20 Internationals. Umran Malik, an IPL 2022 star, will play his first international match since playing his final T20I match against England in July thanks to the inclusion of Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, and Yuzvendra Chahal in the squad. In addition, Shubman Gill, a batsman, has been picked to the T20I team and is anticipated to play in his first game in the shorter format.
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The 23-year-old batter has been in “class form,” according to former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif, who praised the selection committee for including Gill in the T20I squad.
“He is has been in class form over the last 5-6 months. He played a crucial role in Gujarat Titans’ IPL triumph. [Gill] has scored a lot of runs, and averages between 50-60 in first-class cricket. During this tour, all the eyes will be on Shubman Gill. He only played in ODIs earlier but the selectors did the right thing to call him to the T20I side,”
On Sportskeeda, Kaif made a statement.
Since making his ODI debut in 2019, Gill has participated in 12 games and amassed 579 runs. During a three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe in August, he hammered his first international century. The right-handed hitter has 11 Test appearances and 579 runs.
In addition to this, Gill made his County Cricket debut for Glamorgan against Sussex, when he hit his first century.
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