India captain Shubman Gill on Sunday said his side would continue to have an eighth batting option in ODI cricket, but different combinations would be tried to see what works best for the team. The Gill-led India returned to ODI cricket with a thumping eight-wicket hammering of the West Indies in the first match, powered by Virat Kohli’s record-extending 55th century in the format. “Ideally, yes.
We would want an eighth batting option, someone who can contribute at least 25-30 runs,” Gill said after the match.
India captain Shubman Gill on Sunday said his side would continue to have an eighth batting option in ODI cricket, but different combinations would be tried to see what works best for the team.
So No. “Honestly, when I got out, I thought I should have finished the game. It would have been nice to be there in the end. “He is enjoying the game a lot more, playing with freedom and enjoying the game, and those are the effects on his batting. “We could definitely have put more runs on the board. When you come in on good surfaces such as these here in India, you’ve got to make sure you put a good score on the board.
“We have seen many times that we have been in good positions at 250 for 5, and then we weren’t able to get the scores that we wanted. 8 becomes a crucial position for us. Gill said he wanted to finish the game after he fell not long after completing his century, making 110 off 108 balls with 13 fours and a six. Gill said Kohli, who also brought up 15,000 runs in ODI cricket, is thriving in this phase of his career by batting with greater freedom. We were maybe 60 to 80 runs short, to be fair,” he said.
But we are open to trying different combinations and seeing what works for us,” he said. But yes, a very satisfying innings for me,” he said. He always had the game, he always had the ability to clear the boundary at will, and I think he’s doing that right now,” Gill said.
