Precise shot selection behind Gills record run haul in England series, says Tendulkar
Gill scored four hundreds, including a double century, in five matches to surpass Sunil Gavaskar's record of most runs for an India captain in a series (732).
New Delhi: Shubman's Gill's clear thought process and decisive footwork paved the way for a record-breaking 754-run series against England, Sachin Tendulkar ha observed.
The new India Test skipper scored four hundreds, including a double century, in five matches to surpass Sunil Gavaskar's record of most runs for an India captain in a series (732).
Gill is now only behind Australia's Don Bradman (810) in the all-time run-making list in a series for a captain, as his efforts helped India square the series 2-2.
"Shubman batted brilliantly throughout the series. He looked calm, composed and organised,” Tendulkar said in a series of videos posted on Reddit, as quoted by PTI.
"When it comes to quality batting, you got to have a clear head and a game plan -- how you're going to build your innings -- and he was extremely consistent as far as his thought process was concerned, because it reflects on your footwork."
"If you're not clear in your head, your body doesn't respond accordingly. His body was responding brilliantly. He looked so much in control. He had so much time to play the ball and there was precision to his footwork,” he added.
'Respect for good balls'
Tendulkar noted that Gill’s ability to honour "good balls” was a key factor contributing to his rich haul of runs in his debut series as skipper.
"The most important thing that I noticed was the respect to a good ball, where the tendency sometimes is to push the ball on the front foot, even if it's not close to your foot," he said.
"He was able to defend there and consistently defend well on front foot. If you look at how he batted throughout the series, I felt that his front foot defence was solid. His ability to leave the ball was very good. Overall, shot selection was very, very good and precise.”