Shubman Gill: Touring Australia for Tests difficult due to the intensity over five days

If there was any strategy at play, India kept it under wraps in the lead-up to the third Test at the Gabba. The pre-match press conference here on Friday, turned out to be a delayed venture, and when it finally happened, instead of skipper Rohit Sharma and coach Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill turned up. Being … Read more

IND vs AUS 2024: How Marnus Labuschagne found salvation in Adelaide with a fresh batting approach

What Marnus Labuschagne experienced in the Perth Test against India could easily be his worst episode in professional cricket.  Over 57 deliveries and five runs across two innings, the Australian batter saw his pride and pedigree wrung out of him by the Indian pacers, as his side collapsed to a crushing 295-run win.  Labuschagne’s shuffle … Read more

Morkel: India to take call on Gill’s availability on opening day of Perth Test

Shubman Gill has been a quiet presence at the Indian team nets and much speculation has centred around his left thumb injury, suffered during a match-simulation exercise at the WACA Ground here recently. Gill was at the Optus Stadium on Wednesday too while the venue geared up for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy’s first Test from Friday. … Read more