One of many most interesting performers for India in 2023, Shubman Gill hasn’t carried out a lot justice to his expertise in 2024. After a poor present within the first T20I towards Afghanistan, Gill was dropped in favour of Yashasvi Jaiswal for the opening spot. Jaiswal grabbed his probability with each palms, scoring a half-century within the second T20I. Gill, over the previous couple of weeks, hasn’t fairly managed to justify his place within the staff, be it the shortest format or the longest. Former Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt is not happy seeing a proficient participant like Gill occurring this kind of barren run.
“I feel Shubman Gill has carried out an injustice to his expertise in the previous couple of video games. He’s too good a participant and has an excessive amount of talent for the sort of hurry that he has been displaying. He scores 20-odd after which performs a free shot. That is what he wasn’t doing when he had a profitable 12 months. He simply must bat and bat with out doing something particular. He wants to understand that even in case you are the very best batter on this planet, you’ll be able to’t play each ball by yourself phrases. It’s important to react to the ball as a substitute of dictating it,” Butt mentioned in a video on his YouTube channel.
As for the second T20I, ndia opted to discipline first and troubled Afghanistan with frequent wickets. Gulbadin Naib (57 in 35 balls, with 5 fours and 4 sixes) continued to play unbothered, regardless of wickets falling on the different finish and made an attacking fifty.
Quick cameos from Najibullah Zadran (23 in 21 balls with a boundary and two sixes), Karim Janat (20 in 10 balls with two fours and a six) and Mujeeb ur Rahman (21 in 9 balls with two fours and two sixes) powered Afghanistan to 172 of their 20 overs.
Pacer Arshdeep Singh (3/32) was the choose of the bowlers for India, whereas Ravi Bishnoi (2/39) and Axar (2/17) additionally bowled effectively to limit Afghanistan’s run stream. Shivam Dube additionally took 1/36 in his three overs.
Within the chase of 173, skipper Rohit Sharma was as soon as once more out for a duck. However a returning Virat Kohli (29 in 16 balls, with 5 fours) performed with a refreshing attacking intent and shaped a 57-run stand with Yashasvi Jaiswal. Following Virat’s dismissal, Yashasvi (68 in 34 balls, with 5 fours and 6 sixes) and Shivam Dube (63* in 32 balls with 5 fours and 4 sixes) demolished the Afghanistan bowling line-up with their hitting, placing up a 92-run partnership in simply 42 balls. Rinku Singh (9*) and Shivam completed off issues to present India a six-wicket win and a sequence win by 2-0, with one recreation left.
Karim Janat (2/13) was the choose of the bowlers for Afghanistan. Axar Patel was the ‘Participant of the Match’ for his bowling spell.
With ANI inputs