Shubman Gill gives it back strongly to a journalist’s comment on his lack of runs

Shubman Gill gave quite a response when a journalist asked him if he felt pressured when he was unable to score runs.

Shubman Gill, a right-handed batsman who plays at the No.3 spot in Tests, arguably played one of his finest knocks in the longest format, rescuing Team India from a tough position in the ongoing third and final Test against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Shubman Gill gives it back to a journalist when asked about not being able to make runs.

Gill was in the mood to give it back to a question while addressing the press conference after stumps on Day 2. He was asked a question about whether there is pressure on him when he is not able to score runs at the No.3 position, and the 25-year-old shut down the query in a subtle way. The journalist asked, “Ever since you moved to the No.3 position, is there pressure on you to do jab runs nahi bante (when the runs don’t come)? What’s the mindset then?” Gill strongly responded, “Like me, personally? I think I have been having a great year. I played the last Test, I got two starts, I was not able to convert that is a different thing. But I was very confident going into this innings, I had no pressure on me.”

Gill said that Rishabh Pant put pressure on NZ bowlers.

Gill said, “I think when you put the bowlers under pressure, it’s difficult for them to bowl in that area consistently, and that’s what we talked about. I think the way Rishabh came in and started hitting those boundaries, in that particular session, they were not very consistent with their line and length, so that’s why we were able to cash in.” He added, “Yeah, the conversation was, actually we were just having fun in the middle, and like I said, it was all about trying to put them under pressure because then, like I said, it’s difficult if we are playing our shots, then it’s difficult for the bowlers to be able to bowl in that area consistently and we have seen if the bowlers are bowling in the area where it’s difficult to defend in that area consistently, then it’s hard for the bowlers to be able to contain runs.”