Gill hints at playing extra seamer in Ahmedabad; shares update on Bumrah

TimesofIndia.com successful Ahmedabad: Citing the overcast conditions successful Ahmedabad, Team India skipper Shubman Gill connected Wednesday hinted astatine playing an other seamer successful the archetypal Test against West Indies, starting Thursday astatine the Narendra Modi Stadium."You volition get to cognize the XI tomorrow. Conditions and upwind are tempting to play an other seamer. We volition instrumentality a telephone time aft seeing the moisture successful the pitch," helium told reporters.

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Gill acknowledged that it volition beryllium challenging for players who were portion of India's Asia Cup-winning squad but said it volition beryllium much of a intelligence accommodation than a method one."It was a speedy turnaround for this Test. I was looking to get successful the zone; switching formats is much intelligence than technical," helium said.Shubman Gill said the determination connected Jasprit Bumrah’s inclusion would beryllium taken connected a match-to-match basis, depending connected however overmuch helium has bowled successful a Test and however the bowlers feel, adding that thing has been decided yet. “The telephone connected Bumrah volition beryllium lucifer to match, depending connected however overmuch helium has bowled successful a Test and however the bowlers feel. Nothing is decided yet,” helium said. On his ain workload, Gill remarked that helium prefers to instrumentality it week by week without looking excessively acold ahead, stressing that for batters, the situation is much astir intelligence fatigue than carnal strain arsenic it is for bowlers.

He added that, astatine present, helium feels fresh.“On playing truthful overmuch cricket, I volition instrumentality it week by week. I americium not looking excessively acold ahead. For batters, it is much intelligence fatigue than physical—unlike bowlers. Right now, I americium fresh," Gill said.

The 26-year-old besides warned West Indies that his squad volition play "tough cricket" successful the two-match Test series."No casual options… we privation to play pugnacious cricket. Every Test successful England went deep. We are acceptable to play that pugnacious cricket. We are playing successful India aft a year; immoderate bid is important. We volition beryllium looking to predominate the series," helium said.On the playing conditions, Gill added: "Any squad that comes to India knows the situation present is rotation and reverse swing. We privation wickets that springiness thing for some batters and bowlers."