IND vs ENG | ‘Make that call’: R Ashwin urges Shubman Gill to take bold selection call for Oval decider | Cricket News

Shubman Gill with head coach Gautam Gambhir

NEW DLEHI: Ravichandran Ashwin has urged Indian skipper Shubman Gill to rethink his bowling selections forward of the series-deciding fifth Test towards England at The Oval, stating firmly that “Test matches are not won by batting depth; they are drawn by it.” Following India’s spirited draw at Old Trafford, Ashwin lauded Gill’s gritty hundred however warned that tactical missteps might value India the sequence.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Ashwin, talking on his YouTube present Ash ki Baat, highlighted Gill’s resilience and maturity with the bat, particularly beneath strain. “What a fabulous hundred by Shubman Gill. He has once again proved himself. He did not have a great match as captain — the way he brought Washington Sundar late was a huge tactical mistake. But that happens. He is a young captain and will only learn by making mistakes, and I hope he learns faster.”

After slumping to 0/2 within the second innings, India fought again thanks to a 188-run stand between KL Rahul and Gill. While Rahul fell for 90, Gill’s composed 103 helped India keep alive within the sequence. Ashwin known as it a “leader’s emergence knock.”

“Gill kept all things aside and came out as a batter and played a leader’s knock. He scored at Birmingham, Headingley, and now here. We lost at Lord’s and a lot of people raised questions about his batting. When everything was down, he walked out to the middle in complete control and batted beautifully,” Ashwin added.Ashwin, nevertheless, confused that India’s tactical execution had been “pretty ordinary” within the sequence and mentioned it is time for bold selections.“Improve now, and please make that call,” he mentioned. “You can still lose after that decision, but make it. Pick bowlers who have the knack for taking wickets. That’s how you win Tests.”

Gill has amassed 722 runs within the sequence to this point at a median of 90.25, together with 4 centuries. With the sequence at 2-1 in England’s favour, the ultimate Test begins on July 31 at The Oval.