WTC Final: India will hope Shubman Gill will spend loads of time inside the middle, says Rohit Sharma

By India Today Sports Desk: India captain Rohit Sharma has said that the workforce is hoping that Shubman Gill will get to spend a lot of time inside the middle all through the World Test Championship remaining in opposition to Australia.

Gill shortly established himself as one in all many future superstars of Indian cricket after having an outstanding start to 2023. The 23-year-old has scored centuries in all codecs of the game, along with a double hundred in ODI cricket earlier this 12 months.

Gill carried this fashion into IPL 2023, the place he scored 890 runs in 17 matches, and obtained the Orange Cap for the season alongside along with his fixed performances.

Speaking on the press conference ahead of the match, Rohit said that Gill doesn’t need any advice about the way in which through which he is batting in the meanwhile.

The Indian captain said that the 23-year-old is any person who likes to bat and spend loads of time inside the middle. Rohit said that the workforce might be hoping Gill will spend loads of time inside the IPL.

“The way he is batting at the moment, I don’t think he needs any advice. It’s just about his preparation, how he has prepared in the last five or six days since he has come back from the IPL. He has played in these conditions before. He has played in that World Test Championship final and that one-off Test , which happened last year as well.”

“Gill is somebody who likes to bat. He is a batter who likes to bat and loves to spend a lot of time in the middle. Even though it was the T20 format, he got big, big hundreds in the IPL. Likes to be out there in the middle, and face that challenge. That’s what he likes.”

“That’s what I will also hope and team India will also hope that he spends a lot of time in the middle and play well. As he has been doing in the last six or eight months. To be honest, not really too much to tell him.”

“For him, it’s just about giving him confidence, because he is a very confident player and giving him more confidence,” said Rohit.