Shubman Gill is currently running in great form. (Photo-PTI)
Captain Shubman Gill, who scored a brilliant century in the first and second Test match against England, was absolutely silent in the Lord’s Test match. This silence also became the reason for the defeat of the team. With this, England have taken a 2–1 lead in the five-Test series. Despite this, the new England captain has praised Shubman Gill. He says that Shubman Gill is a great player of the three format. Shubman Gill, who batted at number four in the Test team, opens the team in ODI and T20I. He also has a great record in both these formats. In view of his performance, England’s under-19 captain Hamza Sheikh has praised him fiercely.
Hamja Sheikh praised Gill
England Under-19 team captain Hamza Sheikh, who scored a brilliant century in the second innings of the Youth Test match against India’s Under-19 team, said in an interview to Revsportz that Shubman Gill is a great player of all three formats. He has a great record in T20, ODI and Tests. They bat well in all three formats. Hamja said that Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rachin Ravindra, Harry Brook and Shubman Gill are such players who perform brilliantly in all three formats. Shubman Gill is the best in this.
Shubman Gill played a brilliant innings of 147 runs in the first innings of the Leeds Test match. While he scored a brilliant century in both innings of Edgbaston Test match. In the first innings, he made history by scoring 269 runs, while in the second innings he scored 161 runs. With the help of his brilliant innings, India ended the drought of victory in Birmingham after 58 years. On the other hand, England’s under-19 captain Hamza Sheikh also impressed with his batting.
Hamja Sheikh hit a century
England’s under-19 team captain Hamza Sheikh scored the highest 196 runs in the first Youth Test against India. In this, he scored Fifty Plus in both innings. In the first inning, Hamja Sheikh scored 84 runs, while in the second innings he scored 112 runs.
The special thing about Hamja’s century is that he came out of his bat in Run Chase. India’s Under-19 team had put a target of 350 runs in front of England, chasing it, chasing 270 runs for 7 wickets on the last day of the 4-day Test match. In this, 112 runs were from Hamja Sheikh alone. Due to his captaincy innings, England’s under-19 team managed to draw the Test match.