Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting shared his views on Shubman Gill’s poor Test form in overseas conditions and said that the India batter needs to back himself more in order to improve. The 25-year-old was only able to score 1 run in the third Test of Border-Gavaskar series which was held at The Gabba in Brisbane.
Though Gill has a fine record on home soil with 1,177 runs in 17 matches and 31 innings at an average of 42.03 and with the highest score of 128 it is his form in overseas conditions which isn’t impressive at all.
In 12 Tests away from home, Gill has scored 616 runs in 22 innings at an average of 30.80, with one century and two fifties. His highest score is 110.
Speaking in the latest episode of The ICC Review, Ponting said that he loves watching Gill play.
“I love watching him play. When you’re watching him bat and bat well, he looks as good as anyone in world cricket. But the numbers don’t really stack up, do they, away from home?” Ponting was quoted by ICC as saying.
“If anything, I think he needs to back himself a little bit more, needs to back his defensive technique a little bit more here in Australia and still find a way to be able to score and score quickly,” Ponting added.
“I’m sure when he’s at home or when he’s generally scored runs anywhere around the world, he scores them in a nice, attacking mode and almost to the point where he’s not really thinking about getting out – he’s only thinking about scoring runs. If he goes in with that mindset and that attitude, then things could change here in Melbourne for him,” Ponting further said.
The fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar series is set to be played on Boxing Day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
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