‘Isko abhi khila do’: How Shubman Gill’s first net session stunned Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Ravi Shastri – Ex-coach reveals | Cricket News – The Times of India

Shubman Gill bats on his worldwide debut. (AP)

Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar revealed an fascinating story about Shubman Gill’s first net session, which left Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, and head coach Ravi Shastri stunned.Gill made his India debut within the one-day worldwide in Hamilton, New Zealand.Back then, India skipper Virat Kohli had stated that watching the younger Shubman Gill bat on the nets made him understand he was not even 10 per cent as proficient when he was 19.“I saw him bat in the nets and I was like wow, I was not even ten per cent of that when I was 19,” Kohli had stated.Bangar, who was the batting coach again then, echoed Kohli’s sentiments.“It was his first session and he walked out to bat in the nets. Ravi Shastri was the head coach, the captain was Virat Kohli, and MS Dhoni was still in the team. We were preparing for the 2019 ODI World Cup,” Bangar stated on Doordarshan Sports.“The side-arm throwers and I started to bowl at Shubman. When we pitched it up, he would play the drive.

“Thoda sa off-stump ke bahar hai toh minimize maare. Thoda sa brief de do toh pull maare. Dusra net band ho gaya, inka hello net chal raha and sab dekh rahe hai ki ye kya hai. (If the ball was somewhat outdoors off-stump, he minimize it. If it was barely brief, he pulled it. The different nets stopped; solely his net was occurring, and everybody was watching in amazement — questioning what this was.)”Bangar also explained how hyped coach Shastri was, saying he wanted Gill straight into the playing XI.“Coach Ravi Shastri was so impressed that he wished to place him within the taking part in XI. ‘Isko abhi khila do’ (Play him now).“He left that kind of imprint in his first net session itself, and we realized then that this boy was special,” he added.