Young Indian batsmen Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal had a brief falling out during their partnership in the second innings of the Overnight Test against Australia. Yashaswi Jaiswal hesitated in a single, while Shubman Gill called for a single from the Australian skipper. Pat Cummins‘ bowling on day 2.
Australia took a first-run lead of 157 against India at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday, December 7. Travis Head, the middle-order batsman, scored an explosive century while Marnus Labushagne They broke half a century. Sar scored 140 off 141 balls, including 17 boundaries and 4 sixes.
“Main Tujhe Sahi Call Hi Dunga” – Shubman Gill to Yashasvi Jaiswal
In reply, India lost KL Rahul before Shubman Gill and Yashaswi Jaiswal tried to stabilize under the floodlights. A brief mix-up between the two batsmen while running between the wickets led to momentary tension but was resolved by a quick discussion during the third session.
On the first ball of the sixth over, Pat Cummins hit a fuller on leg stump and Gill called for a run after hitting it to square leg. However, Jaiswal hesitated and said no after leaving the stable. A misunderstanding left both the young Indian batsmen at mid-on before the runs were completed.
After the close call, Gill advised Jaiswal in Hindi to trust his judgment to run when the ball was in the gap. Their conversation was recorded on a nail microphone, and the clip has attracted the attention of fans on social networks.
“Aisa mat kar tu, main tuxhe sahi zang hi doga”. (Don’t do it. I’m giving you the right calls to run),” Shubman Gill said.
Watch the video of this event below:
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However, the young strikers could not use their start effectively in the second round. Jaiswal made 24 runs before being dismissed by Scott Boland. Gill was fired Mitchell Starc after adding 28 runs to his tally.
Their intentions were really good – Cheteshwar Pujara
India faced problems on Day 1 of the Adelaide Test, however Cheteshwar Pujara impressed by the positive intentions of KL Rahul and Shubman Gill. He pointed out that their approach forced the Australian bowlers to change their lengths. However, he pointed out that most of the dismissals were caused by misjudgment of delivery.
“Their intent was really good. They were very positive. They forced the bowlers to move their length because they were pitching it. They bowled really well but they forced the Australian bowlers to come back from the length. They handled it well. don’t do
Most of the strike from our top order, apart from Yashaswi, KL went to a ball that was rising a bit and Virat went to a ball that was a length. He didn’t decide whether to play that ball or leave it and Gill went for a fuller ball,” Pujara told ESPNCricinfo.
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