Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar ka kehna hai ke Shubman Gill ka England ke khilaaf Day 3 par aggressive hona uske batting par ulta asar daal gaya, khas tor par second innings mein.
Lord’s Test ke Day 3 ke end par Gill ka England ke Zak Crawley ke saath verbal tussle hua, jab unhon ne Crawley par time waste karne ka ilzam lagaya taake wo ek extra over avoid kar sakein stumps se pehle.
Final day par jab Gill batting karne aaye, toh England ne bhi unhein waisa hi jawab diya. Pressure mein nazar aane wale Gill sirf 6 runs par LBW ho gaye Brydon Carse ke haathon.
“Virat aur Gill mein farq hai” – Manjrekar
Manjrekar ne ESPNcricinfo ke Match Day show par baat karte hue kaha:
“Virat Kohli ke saath jab aggression hoti thi, toh wo aur zyada focused ho jaata tha, aur behtar batting karta tha. Lekin Gill ke saath aisa nahi laga. Mujhe afsos hua dekh kar, aur sochne par majboor kar diya ke Gill ka future kya hai.”
Unka kehna tha ke Gill heated exchange ke baad confident nazar nahi aaye.
“Wo bahut hi tentative lag rahe the jab batting karne aaye. Aaj kal stump mic se sab kuch sunayi deta hai, aur kuch personal baatein bhi boli gayi thi. Shayad ye pehli dafa tha ke Gill is tarah ki hostile environment mein the. Normally, Indian players ko friendly welcome milta hai.”
Pehle blazing form, phir breakdown
Lord’s Test se pehle Shubman Gill top form mein the. Aakhri chaar innings mein teen centuries maar chuke the. Lekin is match mein unki second innings off-color thi.
Manjrekar ne kaha:
“Jo deliveries wo easily khelte aaye hain iss series mein, unhi ko miss kar rahe the. Ek review bhi hua, uske baad agle ball par LBW ho gaye. Normally Gill ka defence solid hota hai, lekin dus balls mein chaar miss karna unusual hai. Yeh sab kuch unke mental state se juda hua lagta hai.”
“Agar Gill mein aggression hoti, toh pehle dikh jati”
Manjrekar ne yeh bhi kaha ke Gill mein woh naturally aggressive instinct nazar nahi aayi jo Virat Kohli mein early career se hoti thi.
“Agar Shubman Gill mein woh fire hoti, toh wo pehle hi samne aa chuki hoti. Sirf captain banne ke baad aggressive dikhna natural nahi lagta. Virat Kohli kabhi bhi back foot pe nahi rehta tha — chahe wo captain ho ya na ho. Gill mein aisi baat kabhi nahi dekhi.”
Captaincy ka pressure ya turning point?
Lord’s Test ke baad fans aur experts dono ke beech mein yeh sawal hai: Kya Shubman Gill pressure handle kar paa rahe hain as India’s Test captain? Ya yeh sirf ek slip-up tha?
Ek baat to clear hai — leadership ka pressure alag hota hai, aur England jaise tough conditions mein mental toughness aur bhi zyada important ho jaati hai.
Nateeja
Sanjay Manjrekar ke comments ne ek naya debate khol diya hai — kya Gill aggression ke pressure mein apna best nahi de paate, ya yeh sirf ek phase hai?
Agle matches mein Gill ka response yeh tay karega ke wo sirf ek technically sound batter hain, ya ek mentally tough leader bhi.
