New Delhi: Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar opened up on Shubman Gill’s fine comeback in red-ball cricket and said that his Test career went off the rails.
In the second inning of the first Test against Bangladesh, Gill scored 119 runs from 176 balls at a strike rate of 67.61 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. He smashed 10 fours and 4 sixes during his time on the crease.
Speaking at ESPNcricinfo, Manjrekar said that earlier Gill had a few opportunities against ” not so great oppositions,” but still he perform in it.
“His Test career went off the rails slightly. He started very well against Australia in Australia – got a 90. After that, he had a few opportunities against not-so-great oppositions in India and didn’t quite cash in, didn’t get the big scores, and then had the tough tours. South Africa is never easy and then came to India and failed in that Hyderabad Test,” Manjrekar said.
At the end of day three, Bangladesh were 158/4, with skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (51*) and Shakib Al Hasan (5*) unbeaten. Bangladesh started the post-Tea session at 56/0 with Shadman Islam (21) and Zakir Hasan (32) unbeaten on the crease.
