Fast bowlers made the difference in the series against England: Shubman Gill – Dainik Savera Times

Ranchi: Top-order batsman Shubman Gill believes that even though the pitches may not have been completely in favor of the Indian fast bowlers, their ability to take wickets at crucial junctures made a lot of difference in the Test series against England. R Ashwin (11 wickets), Ravindra Jadeja (12 wickets), Kuldeep Yadav (eight wickets) and Axar Patel (five wickets), all these four spinners together have taken 36 wickets in three Tests but the Indian fast bowlers have so far taken 22 wickets. Have found. Although the number of wickets may have been in favor of the spinners, Gill said that the fast bowlers kept the team ahead by bowling well according to the conditions.

Gill said during a media interaction organized before the fourth Test starting on Friday, ‘Wherever we play in India, the wickets help the spinners a little. Ash (Ashwin) bhai and Jaddu (Jadeja) bhai will take wickets anyway but the way our fast bowlers have bowled has made the difference in this series.” India, however, will be without Jasprit Bumrah in the Ranchi Test. Because this main fast bowler has been rested under workload management. He has taken 17 wickets in three Tests so far and is on top among Indian bowlers. But Gill said that other fast bowlers also have a lot of experience in these conditions so they can make an impact, for which he cited the example of Mohammed Siraj who took four wickets in Rajkot.

Gill said, ‘As I have said about Virat Bhai, if a bowler like ‘Boom’ Bhai is not playing then any team will miss him, especially if he is the leader of our fast bowling attack. But if you see, Siraj had taken four wickets at crucial junctures in the last match.’ He said, ‘So I think all the fast bowlers have a lot of experience in Indian conditions, especially reverse swing bowling.’ Gill said that the absence of experienced players like Kohli and Bumrah is a great opportunity for young players to prove their ability on the big stage.

He cited the example of Sarfaraz Khan who scored two half-centuries in his debut Test in Rajkot. Gill said, ‘Virat bhai has not been with us for the last three Tests, the absence of a legendary player like him has a lot of impact. But I think Sarfaraz played well. That’s why I think the players are taking good advantage of the opportunities they get.

He said, ‘Young players got a chance due to the absence of Virat Bhai or Bumrah Bhai. That’s why these youngsters know that this opportunity will not last long, so they are trying to give their best in every opportunity.” Yashasvi Jaiswal is one such player who took full advantage of the opportunity he got. Starting the innings, Jaiswal has so far scored 546 runs which includes two consecutive double centuries. With this, he is on top among the players scoring most runs in this series.