Legendary Australia cricketer Adam Gilchrist has launched a scathing attack on India’s young talent Shubman Gill for his disappointing performance in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Gilchrist also took a brutal dig at Gill for concentrating more on his haircut rather than the on-field performances. Former England batter Michael Vaughan was also unhappy with Gill’s performances and questioned his consistency with the bat.
Shubman Gill didn’t look at his best during the whole series against Australia. His footwork was questionable and his technique was easily exposed by the world-class Australian bowling attack.
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Adam Gilchrist on Shubman Gill’s performance
While speaking on the YouTube channel of ‘Club Prairie Fire’, Adam Gilchrist was asked about Shubman Gill’s performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Gilchrist gave just 4 out of 10 points to Gill while also taking a dig at his haircut.
“I was going to give him (Shubman Gill) a three maybe but I would give him a 4/10 because I think he know player in world cricket has better hair when they take their helmet off. As soon as that helmet comes off is… it’s perfect,” Gilchrist said.
Shubman Gill is seen as a future batting star of Indian cricket after Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. He is also being groomed to be India’s upcoming captain in the next few years and has also led the team in a few T20Is.
“He frustrates me” – Michael Vaughan on Shubman Gill
In the same show, Michael Vaughan was also asked about Shubman Gill’s under-par performance in the Test series against Australia. Vaughan claimed to have been frustrated by Gill’s poor batting performances and felt that he needed to justify his elegance and talent.
“4/10 (On being asked for no. of points), he (Shubman Gill) frustrates me. He’s got to get bigger scores. He’s one that wonderful, the elegant one as how we call him,” Vaughan said.
Shubman Gill has one of the most elegant drives in the game among the current crop of cricketers. Although his footwork is minimal, he has superb hand-eye coordination which enables him to play some crisp shots comfortably.
Shubman Gill in BGT 2024-25
Shubman Gill has played 32 Tests and scored 1993 runs at an average of 35.05 with 5 hundreds and 7 fifties. His alarming numbers have raised question marks over his selection in the team.
In the BGT 2024-25, Gill scored 93 runs in three Tests at an average of 18.60 while batting at the crucial No. 3 slot. He missed the first Test due to an injury that he suffered before the Test series. It remains to be seen whether the 25-year-old plays in India’s tour of England to be held in the month of June or not.
Gill scored a match-winning 91 in the Gabba Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21 and helped India win a historic game. But since 110 against Bangladesh in December 2022, he hasn’t scored a fifty at home in 16 innings.