“Your debut was better than…”: Shubman Gill Explains How MS Dhoni Made Him Feel Better . Gill, India’s top batter, described an occasion in which hemove by MS Dhoni’s gesture.
Shubman Gill, India’s top batter, described an occasion in which he move by MS Dhoni’s gesture. Gill recently remembered his India debut, which took place in 2019. It was the fourth ODI of India’s five-match series against New Zealand, and the visitors batted first. Gill, who batted at number three, score only nine runs before being remove by Trent Boult.
While Gill has a disappointing debut, the Indian squad also struggle, being swept out for 92 runs. New Zealand easily won the game by chasing down the low target in 14.4
Gill was disappointed with his performance and India’s defeat against the Blackcaps. This is when MS Dhoni consoled him.
“The day I made by debut, the team was all out for 90 (92) and I was dismissed for 15 (9). I was sitting outside being sad about scoring only 9 runs on my debut and India losing the match. So, Mahi bhai came and saw that I was very sad. I was around 18 to 19 years old back then. He told me ‘your debut was at least better than mine.’ Then he started laughing and joking and I was touched by that gesture,”
said Gill on Sonam Bajwa’s show ‘Dil Diyan Gallan.’
It should be note that MS Dhoni was removed for a golden duck in his first international match. In Chattogram, there was an ODI versus Bangladesh.
In terms of Gill, he has been selected for India’s three-match T20I and ODI series against New Zealand. He is also included to the squad for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh.
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