Gill said technically and strategically my innings was close to perfection

Young opener Shubman Gill said his unbeaten 126 off 63 balls was close to perfect batting ‘strategically and technically’. On the basis of this innings of Gill, the Indian team defeated New Zealand by a huge margin of 168 runs in the third T20 International and won the three-match series 2-1. Gill hit 12 fours and seven sixes during his maiden century in the shortest international format of the game. India dismissed New Zealand for 66 runs in 12.1 overs after scoring 234 runs in four wickets in this match.

Gill said in a video of a conversation with captain Hardik Pandya released on the BCCI (Indian Cricket Board) website, “The way I bat requires mental clarity.” And you especially gave me that kind of freedom today. You said, ‘I play the way I play and there is no need to do anything extra’. I think it’s the little things that help a lot.

He said, “In the last over of Mitchell Santner, I was in full swing and I had made up my mind to play the big shot but you advised me to restrain myself and take an aggressive approach against the other bowler as Santner bowled the entire ball. Bowled well in the series. So strategically and technically this match was close to perfection for me.

Man of the series Hardik took four wickets in this match. When Gill asked about this, he said, “To be honest, four wickets are a part of the game, but I think if I am not wrong, I bowled at a speed of 145 (kmph) and at this speed Gave me the joy and smile you can see.This is my last match (for the Indian team in the current season). After this I am going on break. “Hardik will play his next match after two months. He said, “That is how I tried my best today. I tried to bowl as fast as possible. We got off to a good start which made the job easier.