MUMBAI:
Robin Uthappa feels that Shubman Gill will lead the Indian team in the near future after the Indian star helped GT secure a win against PBKS on Sunday, April 21. Gill scored a crucial 35 as GT got over the finishing line in the end in Mullanpur. This was Gill’s 4th win as captain of Gujarat, since taking over as skipper before the start of the season.
Speaking to JioCinema after GT’s 3-wicket win, Uthappa hailed Gill as a gift for Indian cricket and claimed that star batter is slowly maturing into an all-time great. The former cricketer also said that Gill is slowly becoming a very prolific leader and could lead the national team as well.
“Yeah, I think he’s a gift for Indian cricket. I think he’s some who’s maturing into an all time great within the Indian cricket fraternity. And I think, we’ve seen him thrive, and we’re seeing him grow into a very prolific leader who is going to lead not just his IPL side, but I also think the Indian team in the near future,” said Gill.
Gill needed someone to play aggressive: Uthappa
While talking about his innings of 35, Uthappa said that the GT skipper went about it in the right way. However, the former cricketer feels that Gill needs someone to play aggressively at the other end.
Uthappa said that Gill got out trying to up the ante and felt Sai Sudharsan would soon transition into an aggressive batter to help the GT skipper.
“Great innings. I thought he went about his innings the right way because it’s important for him to bat through the course of the innings for GT to get success, so he approached it in that fashion. He needed someone to play a little bit more aggressively at the end and take off pressure from him so that he could play that.”
“So, when he went to up the ante is when he got out. He didn’t need to do that. Sai Sudarshan could have done it. But you know, I think that Sai Sudarsan transition into upping his strike rate also will happen in due time. And when that happens, I think that combination will be great,” said Uthappa.
GT will next be in action against DC on April 24 in Delhi.
