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News India Live, Digital Desk: Whenever the Indian cricket team takes the field, the hopes of millions of fans are pinned on certain players. Virat Kohli will score a century, Jasprit Bumrah will destroy wickets with his yorkers and Shubman Gill will win everyone’s heart with his classic batting. But is this Team India’s biggest strength or its biggest weakness? Former Indian cricketer and commentator, Krishnamachari Srikkanth believes that this is a matter of great concern for India.
Srikanth, who is known for his outspoken style, has given a big and surprising statement on the technique of Team India’s young star Shubhman Gill. He compared Gill to a ‘table fan’ Is from.
What does ‘table fan’ mean?
You may find it a bit strange to hear this, but Srikanth said this to highlight a technical weakness of Gill. He said, “Shubman Gill is like a table fan, which rotates only in one direction.”
In cricket parlance, this means that Gill will mostly hit his shots. off-side Play only on (Cover Drive, Square Cut). Most of his runs come from one side of the field. Srikkanth believes that a top class batsman should be adept at scoring runs all around the field. He needs to add more variety to his batting, especially on-side (Flick, pull shot) but more shots have to be played.
Srikkanth said, “He is a brilliant player, but he needs to work more on his batting. He cannot always be successful just by playing on the off-side. Bowlers are very clever in international cricket, they spot your weakness immediately.”
“The team is too dependent on just a few players”
Apart from Gill, Srikkanth also raised questions on the strategy of the entire Indian team. He believes that Team India has become over-reliant on a few selected players.
He said, “Our team is very Virat Kohli And Jasprit Bumrah But depends. We feel that Kohli will come and score runs and Bumrah will come and take wickets, and we will win the match. But cricket is a team game. What if some day these two players are not able to perform? Then who will win the match?”
This statement of Srikanth is like a big warning. He believes that to win the match the entire team will have to perform as a unit. It is very difficult to win big tournaments with just 2-3 players.
