India and Australia have always shared an intense rivalry on the field, filled with verbal volleys, banters and controversies over the years.
The last time the two teams faced off in 2018-19, the Test series saw some heated exchanges between the two captains: Virat Kohli and Tim Paine. Rishabh Pant was constantly triggered by Australians as skipper Tim Paine precisely sledge the young wicketkeeper by calling him a “babysitter”. However, Rishabh Pant later went on to score a ton in the same match. Rishabh Pant, on the other hand, mocked Tim Paine by calling him a “temporary captain”.
Gill Looks All Set To Counterfire If Aussies Starts The Bantering
Young Indian batsman Shubman Gill feels it can be “quite intimidating” to play Test cricket in Australia but claimed that his team will not back down when faced with either sledging or short-pitched deliveries during the four-match Test series against Australia starting on December 17 at Adelaide.
In contention for the opener’s slot with Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul, Gill showed massive temperament and composure during his innings of 43 and 65 runs in the two innings he played against Australia ‘A’ in the pink-ball warm-up game on Sunday.
Subhman Gill, while talking in KKR.in, stated “It’s quite intimidating to play Australia in Australia, but I am really looking forward to it. As a batsman, there is a no bigger opportunity than to play against Australia at their home as your confidence gets a major boost if you manage to score runs here.”
“We practiced quite a bit with the pink ball in the lead up to the Test match against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens last year (in November). But I haven’t played any competitive first-class match under lights,” he added.
Gill looks all set to backfire if the Aussies starts the bantering in an attempt to get rid of the inexperience one. The youngster is planning to give the hosts a taste of their own medicine.
“Every character is different, some people like to keep quiet and not react while for others, engaging in verbal-battle eggs them on to do better. For me, I’m neither the kind to always keep quiet, nor the type to keep going at the opposition. But if they plan is to make us dance to their chin music, be rest assured we’ve got plenty of great moves in store,” Gill added.
Gill started pretty well in the practice matches and will be hoping to get a nudge over others as an opener.
