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  • KKR’s Pat Cummins says fun to be with ‘relaxed’ Shubman Gill ahead of IPL

    By PTI
    CHENNAI: Kolkata Knight Riders pace spearhead Pat Cummins is a big fan of Shubman Gill and said he likes the way the young India opening batsman stays relaxed while taking the game on.

    “He’s good, he’s young. He wants to take the game on and is really relaxed,” the star Aussie pacer said in an Instagram live by KKR in the build-up to their opening IPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad here on Sunday.

    “He doesn’t take cricket or life too seriously. So it’s good fun to be with him,” the world’s no 1 Test pacer added, hailing the India youngster as the duo would be seen playing together, months after their thrilling duel in the Test series Down Under.

    The 21-year-old was one of the architects of India’s epic Test series win Down Under, in what was his debut outing.

    Gill hit a counter-attacking 91 in the second innings of the fourth and final Test in Brisbane, something that set up India’s epic chase of 328 at the Gabba en route to their 2-1 series triumph.

    Pat Cummins

    “I get along really well with Shubman. It was a great debut for him last summer in Australia. We had some good contests out in the field. I really feel happy for him, he had a great start to his Test career,” Cummins said.

    Amid the COVID-19 scare, IPL will follow a caravan format and for the first time the franchises will be deprived of home advantage as KKR too would miss playing at the iconic Eden Gardens.

    “Just looking forward to playing for you guys this season. I know, unfortunately, we’re not going to get up to Kolkata and see you in person but yeah give us all the love on social media.

    “We see it all and we absolutely love it, and we’ll be trying our best for you, so stick with us and yeah hopefully see you all soon,” Cummins said in a message to the fans.

  • Shubman Gill’s father Lakhwinder said, Shubman should have scored a century

    The celebrations started at Shubman Gill’s housing society in Mohali as soon as Rishabh Pant scored a winning run at Brisbane’s Gaba International ground. There was a reason behind this. However, his son also played an important role in this victory. Gill played a crucial innings of 91 runs in India’s fourth innings. However, Shubman’s father Lakhwinder Singh, who is a big fan of cricket, believes that his son should have scored a century. He further said that the six innings of the Test series in which he batted looked quite comfortable at the crease. But what is worrying for me is the way he got out. He is chasing the ball outside the off stump and I am sure the rest of the teams will be watching it too. Hopefully he learns from this and will not repeat this mistake. Gill’s family has been waiting for him for six months. He is now counting the days of his son’s return home. Lakhwinder said, “For the past six months, we have seen him only on TV screen or video call. He has been living in a bio-bubble for six months. We are eagerly waiting for him, India got a target of 328 runs in the fourth innings at Brisbane. It was challenging for India but Young Brigade made history by achieving it. The Indian team won the Border-Gavaskar Series 2–1. Australia won the first Test in Adelaide while India returned in Melbourne by winning. The third Test match of the series played in Sydney was a draw. Gill has been selected in the Indian team for the first two matches of the Test series against England starting on February 9.