“Ordinary Batting” – Fans Express Disappointment After Shubman Gill’s Dismissal In The Fifth Test Match Against England

After getting preparations for so long, finally, the Indian Test Team was ready to take on England for that fifth rescheduled match at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Though the Indian camp dealt with a major setback before the match as their skipper, Rohit Sharma got ruled out after testing Covid-19 positive.

Therefore, Jasprit Bumrah was named the captain for the match. Therefore, India went with a new opening pair of Cheteshwar Pujara and Shubman Gill. Speaking about the match, England was coming with full confidence after defeating the current World Test Champions, the Kiwis at a margin of 3-0 at their home earlier this month.

At the toss, England skipper Ben Stokes won it and asked India to bat first. However, India went with a new pair but the plan did not last long as Shubman Gill got out for 17 runs off 24 balls. The next batters also failed to score big as India was struggling with a score of 98 runs by losing top-five wickets. But, then it was completely the Rishabh Pant – Ravindra Jadeja show as they built the highest ever partnership for the sixth wicket in England. Their 222-run stand ensured that India ended day one by scoring 338 runs after losing seven wickets in 73 overs. Now, India will look to build upon this score on the second day of this Test match.

But, the way Shubman Gill threw away his wickets after facing 24 balls, did not go well for the fans. Even, former India coach Ravi Shastri said that he needs to bring discipline to his batting as it was a nothing shot. Speaking about the incident, veteran pacer James Anderson got the better of him as Gill unnecessarily poked at a delivery bowled on the fourth stump line. As a result, the ball took the bat’s edge and a simple catch was completed by Zak Crawley stationed at the second slip. Hence, fans came out with total frustration and used their social media platforms to criticize this opener batter.

Here is how Twitteratis have reacted to the dismissal of Shubman Gill:

@BCCI @SGanguly99 @JayShah @rahuldravid_ind @Jaspritbumrah93
Enough for Shubman Gill, now please include Shikhar Dhawan in the test team.

— Shibaji Debnath (@Shibajidotcom) July 1, 2022

Ordinary batting by @ShubmanGill @ShreyasIyer15 @Hanumavihari .. @BCCI staring at a poor 1st innings score.#INDvsENG

— khujliwaladoc (@getingunderskin) July 1, 2022

Shreyas iyer can’t be India’s number 5 in tests. Guy has such a big weakness against short pitch bowling. That’s why I think India are wasting shubman gill as an opener. He is destined to be a middle order batter in long term for India.

— Jimmy (@abhay_sahota) July 1, 2022

#INDvENG @BCCI @NotDravid I do consider @ShubmanGill as a good batsman but he has significantly underachieved in Eng because of his temptation 2 interfere wid d ball outside off stump. U can’t survive in English condns unless u know where ur off stump is. Resist dis temptation.

— Rajesh Dwivedi (@DrRajeshLive) July 1, 2022

Gill is a domestic player. He never made to play an international cricket. He may do well in IPL and Ranjit but not international level

— Anand Mishra (@AnandMishra0205) July 2, 2022

Drop @imVkohli @ShubmanGill & @cheteshwar1

Drop @ImRo45 he is over rated garbage, always makes excuses before crucial matches also is 35+, go home @BCCI @ESPNcricinfo #INDvsENG #ENGvsIND #ENGvIND

— Harshal (@sharshal1982) July 2, 2022

@BCCI why shubman gill and shardul thakur is in team always, better players are also there, i don't know what is the reason behind giving ple opportunity to them

— Nitin Kumar (@KumarNitin83) July 2, 2022

https://twitter.com/rhitankar8616/status/1542805204520685569

https://twitter.com/WisdenIndia/status/1542827434349051905

"Shubman Gill needs to bring that discipline into his game. That's a nothing shot and he will be disappointed with it." – Ravi Shastri

— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) July 1, 2022

https://twitter.com/alonesubash98/status/1542811020372033536