New Delhi. Indian cricket team’s young opener Shubman Gill was eliminated after scoring 90 runs in the first innings of the Mumbai Test. Gill is happy with his innings. He called it one of the best innings of his Test career. Gill said he improved his technique, which stood him in good stead. Gill’s brilliant innings brought India closer to victory against New Zealand in the third and final Test match. Apart from Gill, Rishabh Pant’s aggressive innings of 60 runs gave India a lead of 28 runs. Afterwards, New Zealand scored 171 runs for 9 wickets in their second innings on the second day to take a lead of 143 runs.

Shubman Gill said in the press conference after the end of the day’s play: “This is definitely one of my best innings in Test cricket. “Before this Test, I worked on the areas that I had worked on before the England series. I batted best against the spinners in this series. In practice before this game, just to get into that mindset again and try to emulate the way the spinners play.

The Kiwi spinner is confident about the pitch and made a big statement on the deteriorating Wankhede wicket for the Indian batsmen…

Indian players, surprised by the slow bounce on the Mumbai pitch, batted for the first time in the Test at No. 10, targeting 150…

“It is a challenge for India to achieve the target of around 150 runs”
New Zealand, who won the three-match series by winning the first two games, scored 171 runs for 9 wickets in their second innings by the end of the second day’s play. And he has achieved a lead of 143 runs. Earlier, in response to New Zealand’s 235 runs, India scored 263 runs in their first innings to take a lead of 28 runs. The Wankhede Stadium pitch helps the spinners and in such a situation, it will be a challenge for India to reach the target of around 150 runs. If India wants to avoid a clean sweep, their batsmen need to show restrained aggression.

“I tried to enjoy the game”
According to Shubman Gill, “The conversation with the coach was all about reiterating how to play the spinners well.” At the start of the second day, Gill emphasized a clear mindset when batting under pressure, saying: “I tried to enjoy the game.” I enjoy batting and have been thinking about going there and batting for a long time. I didn’t try to put too much pressure on myself because I thought I needed to score so many runs. I tried to enjoy the game on the field, even though it was difficult. Because you can’t play so many test games.

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