Ind vs NZ: Shubman Gill praises Kyle Jamieson

Indian batter Shubman Gill has praised New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson. Gill said that he was not able to read the delivery as he wasn’t expecting reverse swing just after lunch on the opening day of the first Test. 

At the end of the match, Gill said that he thinks Jamieson bowled pretty well today especially in the first spell, Jamieson bowled pretty good areas to him and after lunch, the whole spell that he bowled was top notch.  

He said, “Sometimes, it’s difficult to start knowing when it’s reverse-swinging and especially after coming back from lunch, I didn’t expect the ball to reverse that early in the game. That’s the thing about Test cricket, you have to read the conditions fast. In this particular innings, I wasn’t able to read that ball well as generally, I wasn’t expecting the ball to reverse", as quoted by Circle of Cricket. 

Further, he said, “If you are already playing two of the best spinners in nets, especially in India, it does help, because if you try to negotiate them, you have a much better chance of going in the middle of the match and trying to handle those crucial periods of time." 

He also praised Shreyas Iyer for handling a tricky situation when India lost three wickets during the post-lunch session. As far as his own batting is concerned, he liked playing in front of fans, who were kept out of stadiums for a long time due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

“Obviously, it felt good, to be able to play a match in India with crowd back and we are looking forward towards the rest of match. I have opened for (my) state team, India A in first-class matches, in other countries, I have batted in middle order as well, it’s more on the mental side rather than technique", he said.