S. Badrinath questions Shubman Gill’s selection in Indian team; he issues angry comments about his batting woes

Several players in the Indian cricket team have been at the center of intense scrutiny following their loss to Australia, which marked the end of a decade of dominance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Among the main objectives of criticism are Shubman Gillwhose persistent struggles with the bat emerged as one of the series’ defining low points. As pressure mounts to make significant changes to the Indian team, Gill’s continued selection has become a contentious issue. Adding fuel to the fire, former Indian batsman S. Badrinath has intensified the debate, making sharp and pointed criticisms of Gill’s actions, taking the discourse to a whole new level.

S. Badrinath furious with Shubman Gill’s performance in BGT 2024-25

The young Indian top-order batsman had a quiet journey Australia with the bat The team expected Gill to show temper and disrupt the Australian bowling rhythm. Conversely, Gill became a wicket for the Aussies who added more pressure to the middle-order batsmen. As a result, the entire Indian batting unit suffered throughout the series.

Badrinath, while talking to Star Sports Tamilpointed out several major problems in Gill’s batting and made a sensational observation about the youngster indicating that talent may not be the only reason for Gill’s persistent selection in the team.

“If this was Shubman Gill from Tamil Nadu, he would have been dropped,” commented the former Indian cricketer. Badrinath also pointed to Gill’s below par performances in Australia and the youngster’s lack of intent. Badrinath, who has featured for the Indian team in seven ODIs, two Tests and one T20I, also stressed that he wanted Gill to tire the bowlers and age the ball even if no runs came. But nothing of the sort happened throughout the series.

“You don’t have to go out there and say, oh, this is the way I play. I’m going to stand up and deliver. Everything you can do, at that moment, you try to do. In this series, I didn’t get it from Shubman. Even on the field, he couldn’t stick around and aim. What does he bring to the team?” asked Badrinath.

The 25-year-old is expected to feature in the Indian squad Champions Trophy 2025 but his consecutive failure to score big runs has made his selection difficult.

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A series to forget for Gill

Gill had a terrible Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. The young top order batsman scored 93 runs in 5 innings throughout the series with the highest score of 31 runs in Adelaide. Gill’s batting nightmare is evident from the fact of this Australian pacer Mitchell Starc i Beau Webster who played only one Test match in Sydney scored more runs in the series than Gill.

Gill’s horror show is not just limited to the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. His performance in the longest format of the game has been a constant concern. Gill’s performance during the home series against new zealand it has not been up to the mark. Apart from a 90-run knock at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Gill could only score sparse runs against the Blackcaps.

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