Shubman Gill is looking to improve his batting performance in the shortest format of the game during the upcoming T20Is against Sri Lanka. Gill, India’s new vice-captain in white-ball cricket, is expected to open in T20Is against Sri Lanka starting on July 27.
Speaking ahead of the series opener in Pallekele, Gill accepted his below-expectations performances in T20Is that cost him a place in India’s squad for the T20 World Cup 2024. But the young batter made a strong comeback as he captained the Indian team to a 4-1 T20I series win over Zimbabwe.
“My performance in T20Is before the World Cup this year wasn’t how I had expected it to be,” Gill said ahead of the series opener against Sri Lanka in Pallekele. “Hopefully, going forward, in the upcoming cycle, I think we play 30-40 T20Is before the next T20 World Cup, I can improve my performance when it comes to batting, and also we can improve as a team.”
“We really enjoy batting with each other. Especially the kind of shots we play, we kind of complement each other. Being a right-left combination, we have had good partnerships in whatever T20Is we have played before; two partnerships have been 150-plus [too]. So we have a great understanding and communication between us, and I have fun batting with him,” Gill added.
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