Watch: Shubman Gills massive six in India vs West Indies goes viral
- The youngster has been in impressive form against West Indies
- He has scored 64 and 43 runs in the first two ODI matches
- It was West Indies spinner Hayden Walsh who had to bear the brunt of Gill's 104 metres six
The Indian cricket team has already won the ongoing ODI series against West Indies, as they defeated them in the first two matches. However, the Indies have turned out to be a tough opponent for the Indians, who have broken the 300-run threshold in both matches, despite being unable to do that against Bangladesh in their previous series.
The new look Indian squad, captained by Shikhar Dhawan, has seen impressive performances from young opener Shubman Gill. The 22-year-old 64 and 43 runs in the first two matches and have been showered with praises for his performance against the Windies’ bowling. He replicated his performance in the third match as well, when India chose to bat first.
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Dhawan and Gill came out to open for Team India and similar to the previous two matches, the latter was looking dangerous once again. At the time of writing this article, Gill has scored 51 off 64 balls, including three boundaries and one six. While over-boundaries are not something that has been rare in Gill’s career, that particular six against Hayden Walsh delighted the Indian fans everywhere.
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Dhawan gave Gill the strike as Walsh came on in the 14th over, who in turn did not wait to test the Indies spinner, as he sent him packing to the stands with a massive 104 metres six in the second ball itself. The accuracy and technique Gill used in the shot to send it to the long-on, left fans in awe of the batter. Just after the six, the fourth umpire called for ball replacement.
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Gill has performed admirably in the absence of captain Rohit Sharma, who has been rested for the ongoing ODI series. However, Sharma will be back for the five-match T20I series, and it is tough to say whether Gill will be rewarded for his impressive performance then.
India face West Indies in a five-match T20I series, beginning on July 29.
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