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India head coach Rahul Dravid had high reserves for opener Shubman Gill ahead of the ICC World Test Championship final: India and Australia will face off in the WTC Final from June 7-11.
Ahead of the big final, Rahul Dravid heaped praises on the young Indian opener and reflected back on his journey with the Indian cricket team so far.
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Gill made his Test debut against Australia in 2020 in the previous WTC cycle. Since then he has improved a lot as a batsman and now is one of the batting mainstays across formats. He had a brilliant 2022 where he scores centuries in every format.
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The IPL 2023 saw him transform his game into another level. He scored 890 runs in the season and displayed immense consistency and maturity as a cricketer. Heading into the WTC final, he is one of the biggest hopes with the bat for Team India.
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Dravid in a conversation with Star Sports, spoke about the WTC final. He spoke about the importance of this final and the beauty of playing Test cricket in England.
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“Really exciting for all the players to be playing this game again. There’s a lot of work that leads to this match. You play two years and a lot of Test series and results need to go your way. The opportunity to get to play this game is certainly well-deserved. Test cricket in England is always special and has great significance,” said Dravid.
He then focused on Shubman Gill’s transformation as a cricketer saying that he has always been a superstar and that he is still finding his feet in international cricket.
Shubman Gill Is Still Finding His Feet In International Cricket: Rahul Dravid
“Shubman has always been a star player. He has been a class player when I saw him from his Under-19 days. He came into the U-19 World Cup and was already earmarked as someone who would become a very special player. He has been great, he’s had a few years with the team, he’s been in and out of the side a little bit, and he’s finding his feet in international cricket,” Dravid concluded saying.
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