Yuvraj Singh reveals secrets of Shubman Gill's ‘magic' batting post India captain's 269; ‘He can score more runs'
Having scored 650 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Gill continued his form in England, with two consecutive hundreds in the longest format of the game. Having started on 114 not out on Day 2, Gill showed tremendous commitment and intent to forge two big partnerships with Ravindra Jadeja (203 runs) and Washington Sundar (144 runs) to set the tone as India posted 587 in the first innings.
At a time when Gill was poised to become the first Indian captain with a triple hundred in Tests, a lapse of concentration brought his downfall, thereby missing on a milestone by just 31 runs. 'Gill has worked on his top hand,' Yograj told ANI.
'He has always had an issue regarding his right hand, but I spoke to Yuvi three days ago and he told me, 'Papa, his right-hand issue has improved drastically. He can score more runs. I keep telling him not to get out'. The cover drives he played on the rise, head on top of the ball, he adjusted his right hand. It was perfect. I am told he is batting like magic. Because of the slight changes he is constantly making,' added Yograj, who had a brief international career in the eighties.
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