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Shubman Gill’s captaincy is winning hearts in the Indian dressing room. Following India’s national cricket team’s record-breaking win over Afghanistan, Washington Sundar has boldly compared Shubman Gill’s leadership style to Virat Kohli’s aggressive and fearless style.
India defeated Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs in three days in the one-off Test played at the Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on June 8. It was one of India’s biggest wins in Test cricket history.
India crushes Afghanistan in Mullanpur
This one-off Test turned into a nightmare for Afghanistan when India posted a mammoth score of 564 runs in their first innings. Then, Afghanistan were all out for 152 in their first innings and were forced to follow on after trailing heavily by 412 runs.
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The Afghanistan national cricket team once again faltered and was bowled out for just 112 runs in the second innings, while India finished the match on the third day.
Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar had a dream debut as he took six wickets in the first innings, while Washington Sundar shone with four wickets in the second innings in Mullanpur.
Washington Sundar sees aggression like Virat Kohli under the captaincy of Shubman Gill.
After India’s historic win over Afghanistan, Washington Sundar was full of praise for Shubman Gill’s captaincy and revealed what is most special about the young leader.
The Indian all-rounder shared that Gill’s biggest strength is his aggressive approach on the field as the captain constantly looks for wickets and tries to maintain pressure on the opposition batsmen. Sundar feels this aggressive approach has helped India maintain control at crucial moments.
The all-rounder has indirectly compared Gill with Virat Kohli as India became famous for playing adventurous and aggressive cricket both home and away during the era of the great captain. “Shubman Gill is an aggressive captain and is always looking for wickets,” Washington Sundar said on JioStar.
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Washington Sundar praised Shubman Gill’s fearless captaincy
The off-spinner also praised Gill’s ability to use his bowlers smartly. The captain has shown willingness to make changes to the fast bowling whenever he feels the opportunity.
Sundar pointed out that the young Indian captain uses his bowlers aggressively and is never afraid to make changes if the team needs success. He said that Gill always finds solutions and tries different bowling combinations to put the opposition team under pressure.
Washington Sundar dismisses DRS mistakes
Well, the Indian all-rounder contributed significantly to the team’s big win over Afghanistan as he scored a brilliant half-century earlier in the game but made some poor review calls. However, Sundar refused to make a fuss over his call, saying it was just a part of the game.
Sundar was quoted as saying, “Obviously it’s part of the game. And we just try to go with our experiences in the past and obviously, what our mind says at that time. And you have to make the best use of the technique. We try and use it for the best. It doesn’t happen every time, but it’s just an experience. It felt really good to contribute with both bat and ball.”