The way Shubman Gill is playing, would prefer him over myself: Shikhar Dhawan
New Delhi. Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has said that considering Shubman Gill’s form with the bat in the recent past, he would prefer the youngster over himself for inclusion in the national team. Gill has been in scintillating form across all three formats this season and has almost sealed his spot for the ODI World Cup to be held in India later this year, while Dhawan has been left behind in the race due to a slump in form. Gill has scored centuries in all three formats this year, including a double century against New Zealand in ODIs and a century against Australia in the drawn fourth Test in Ahmedabad. On the other hand, Dhawan, an experienced of 167 ODIs, will try to make a place in the Indian team for the ODI World Cup to be held on home soil.
He said that if he was the selector, he would go for the 23-year-old Gill considering his current form. Dhawan told ‘Aaj Tak’, “I think the way Shubman is playing. He was playing in two formats and was doing well in Tests and T20s. He was playing more matches in the international circuit while I was not. If I was a selector, I would definitely give Shubman a chance. Would have chosen Shubman instead of Shikhar. Dhawan also said that skipper Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid had earlier backed him and told him to focus on the ODI World Cup, but Gill’s stellar performances coupled with his dip in form made him lose his place in the team. lost the place Dhawan said, “When Rohit took over the captaincy, he and Rahul told me to focus only on cricket and that should be my aim till the next World Cup. ,
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He said, “2022 was very good for me, I was consistent in ODIs. But this youngster (Gill) was doing well in two formats and when my form dipped in a series or two, they gave Shubman a chance and he lived up to the expectation. Dhawan said, “We are used to this kind of situation. When Ishaan Kishan scored a double century against Bangladesh, for a moment I thought I might be dropped. This is not new in cricket. Or it just happened to me, many others have also faced similar situation. “He said,” When a captain, coach and selectors take a decision, they think a lot about it.
