Read above.
They won the series due to collective team performance not due to Gill 92
Another choker. India produce them by the buckets.
to be fair, Gill was recovering from dengue.
If its a terrible illness then why did they play him surely they did certain tests.
Okay bro then this for you. You are deluded if you think Kohli is the GOAT. His 28k runs have won no silverware for India. If you can't make your team win tournaments even at home then you're no goat. Yes Kohli has been consistent with runs but he has also been very consistent with Choking. Travis Head is better than your chokli.
Kohli can't play a knock like Travis Head even if he was born a million times. This century of Travis Head over all the useless 100s from Kohli.
You've contradicted yourself within the same post. Initially, you mentioned the pressure on him due to competition in India, but later, you described him as a golden boy with a secure place regardless of performance.
I appreciate your posts and insights, but I encourage you to courageously express what needs to be said. India played timid, resembling a 'Pakistan-ish' cricket style. Except for Rohit, the batting unit appeared timid and succumbed to pressure. Notably, Marsh and Head maintained a 2 run per over, and the partnership between Rahul and Kohli featured a negative 93 runs in 150 balls with only 2 boundaries. This level of timidity falls below expectations for batters of India's caliber.
So why was he played if its that terrible?
Yes by not reaching the final, the undisputed Pakistani Champs.Every Pakistani batsman beats Gill's superb score of 4 in a WC final.
lol you are absurdly hypocritical, If Indian batsmen have choked then Babar has Choked more than Donald.
how was he riding at the back of others? He was the opener, in reality others (Kohli/Iyer) rode on the back of the start he and Rohit gave.
You nailed it
Shafique is one of the biggest age cheats in the Pakistan team. He is at least 28.
I literally never said that. You’re putting words in my mouth. India have had golden boys before too and not everyone survived. If someone better than Gill comes around he will be chucked out, so the pressure is huge on him to live up to the tag and keep himself ahead of the competition.
Kohli’s innings in the 2013 CT final won them the match. His partnership with Gambhir in the 2011 final when he was the infancy of his career also played a massive role in the World Cup win.
Man it's okay don't worry india lost, but the way you're commenting I think like other billion people you have also lost it
Maybe for Australia fans, but overall he is not even top 3. Kohli, Sir Viv and Tendulkar are all better than him and he doesn’t out perform any of them if they are playing in the same team.
The pressure does not stem only from retaining your place in the side. There is pressure of expectations, critics and media. The part you’re conveniently ignoring is that Gill’s runs are not make or break for India. His contributions were akin to what Mohammad Haris can do even better for Pakistan. A few quick fire 30s and 40s look good on the screen but rarely define the result of the game. He is carried by Kohli and Rohit now and his true test will come after the two main wheels come off.
That CT '13 inning was a T20 inning in disguise. Plus it wasn't even a 50, it was also slow paced as SR merchants would agree here. That was a bowling dominating match. Dhawan was their best player in that tournament as well as CT '17, he was carrying your boy.
Could be or Viv, although I haven't seen him play.
I feel bad to point this out as I agree that Kohli is the GOAT in white ball cricket, but come on, he did not play a massive role in the 2011 world cup final. I have never seen you do this before to prove your point.
India were 30/2 chasing 274. Chasing 274 in a World Cup final is far from an easy task and that Sri Lankan attack was very good compared to their current attack.
I did watch that game and still don't think that Kohli did anything special, if anything he got a start and he should have converted that start into the big one or at least a 50. In cricket, and I am sure you know this, an innings where you get a start but fail to convert into a big one, is considered a flop innings. You used the word massive and massive is when you score a 50 or 100 to help your team win.
Fair to blame KL as he got a start and then continued to play a test match even after scoring a 50.
Gill looked nervous and could not hit that ball for a boundary as if he was in two minds.
Rohit was taking too many risks and it was just a matter of time before he lost his wicket as the ball was not coming onto bat as nicely as in other games that Rohit played.
This happens when the bowlers are not giving you anything and are forcing you to make a mistake. Credit to Austraian bowlers for making it extremely tough for KL and Virat in those middle overs.
KL is a mental midget who played a terrible innings and is probably as selfish as some of our players.
Wow you are coming up with all kinds of excuses for your Indian players who actually made mistakes and lost their wickets, but the guy who was the man of the match could have nicked one off on another day, Hilarious. How do you do this?
Gill is good vs bounce and pace. And on flat wickets. On turners, slow pitches or if there is swing in the air he is doomed.
He is all talk no show. I know.
Pakistani fans are quite reasonable in this thread and are trying to discuss cricket, but you clearly have a problem with them. That’s why you are coming with all kinds of weird stuff. Btw Abdullah Shafique’s father age is 46 and his uncle’s age is 47, meaning his father got married at the age ofThat would be Pakistani fans in this World Cup
Shafique is one of the biggest age cheats in the Pakistan team. He is at least 28.
You always pick the wrong battle.
Amla is better than Kohli
Amla is better than Rohit
Babar is better than Kohli
Hassan Ali is better than Bumrah
Shafique is better than Gill
Age-cheating happens outside of cricket too. Quite a few people reduce their ages on NIC because it leads to more work opportunities for them especially in the public sector because government jobs usually have an age of limit of 30, which means a lot of 33-34 years old try to sneak in.
yeah I had a look at his Instagram too. He seems pretty normal.
Absolutely. suggesting we're envious of Indian batting talent, but that's not the case. India boasts more depth and talent in their batting than Pakistan could even dream of.
There’s nothing that Gill needs to learn from Babar. He is already better than Babar and he has much better role-models than Babar in his team that he can learn from.
Yes, Gill is the best ever batter. He’s got nothing to learn.
Gill is unlikely to retain a spot in the Indian test side in the coming years. Don't expect him to match the impact of players like Babar or Abdullah in the longer format. His strength seems to lie in ODIs, where he may outshine Abdullah but fall short of Babar's performance. Bookmark this post.
That's a weird statement. Every batter can learn something from another good player. Babar may not be as good as his hype, but you make it seem like he is some joke.
Shafique has not been an home track bully. He has already scored a double century away. He averages 70 and 50 in SL and Bangladesh respectively, where King Kohli averages 43 and 14 respectively at the same venues respectively after nearly the same number of games.
His 91 in Australia is bigger than Shafique’s entire Test career. What impact are you talking about?
Gill would average 80+ at a SR of 80+ on the Pakistani highways on which Shafique is doing tuk tuk at a SR of 35.
Speaking of not retaining a spot in the Test team, Gill isn’t going anywhere because he is India’s premier all-format opener after Sharma.
Someone like Babar would struggle to retain a spot in the Indian Test team though, considering how much he struggles vs spin.
Shafique wouldn’t be anywhere near the Indian Test team and you are claiming that he is better than Gill.
Gill vs Shafique is bad a comparison as Kohli vs Babar, Bumrah vs Shaheen, Pandya vs Faheem etc.
They always insist that their player is superior than his Indian counterpart only for the reality to sink in a few years.
Gill vs Shafique is already a bad enough comparison but give it a few years and it will be an utterly embarrassing comparison.
While acknowledging that circumstances can evolve, presently, Gill's technique suggests a flourishing career in ODIs, benefiting from less formidable line-ups, and a commendable T20 journey. While I likened him to Sehwag earlier, it's worth noting Sehwag's superior test technique. Gill's trajectory might mirror Dhawan's, but achieving more in ICC events is essential. His potential greatness could align with players like Sehwag, Yuvraj, and Ganguly, but surpassing Kohli's GOAT status seems unlikely at this point. Time will unveil the true trajectory of his career.
Actually T20's is not his game either even though he has some success there. He can easily be contained and does not have the range of shots for an opener. He scores mainly in the V arc. He needs some time to get going. Jaiswal is ahead of him in T20 game.
Describing Babar, who is the No.1 ranked ODI batter currently, as a "world-class" batter, Gill said they follow his batting style and admire him. "Yes, definitely we follow him. When a player is doing well. Everyone watches him to find out why they are doing so good, what their speciality is. The same thing goes for Babar. He is a world-class player and we all do admire him,"
Yup. He will face a lot of competition from better T20 batters in India for sure. But I think he will have a good T20 career anyway as an anchor.
I like the comparison between Gill and Sehwag although I feel Prithvi Shaw is more akin to Sehwag. Sehwag with minimal footwork seemed to excel in tests and scored in some difficult conditions. What makes his technique superior to Gills.
