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Published 22:45 IST, August 13th 2023

'For him Pandya dropped Ishan Kishan': Netizens troll Shubman Gill for another failure

The netizens on social media badly trolled Indian batter Shubman Gill for another dismal outing in the IND vs WI 5th T20I match in Lauderhill.

Reported by: Saksham Nagar
Indian cricket team batter Shubman Gill looks at his partner after being dismissed in the IND vs WI 5th T20I match (Image: Fancode) | Image: self

Indian cricket team batter Shubman Gill was not able to continue his form in the fifth T20I match of the IND vs WI series and was caught in front for a score of 9 runs off 9 balls. The Hardik Pandya-led side won the toss and decided to bat first in Lauderhill. Gill played an innings of 77 runs in the fourth match and helped Team India win the match by nine wickets. 

3 things you need to know 

  • Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal added 165 runs for the first wicket in the 4th IND vs WI T20I match 
  • This was the joint highest opening partnership for Team India in T20I matches 
  • The series stands at a scoreline of 2-2 

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Shubman Gill misjudges umpire's decision

Team India opener Shubman Gill (9) was not able to repeat his previous match performance in the fifth IND vs WI T20I match and was caught in front by Windies spinner Akeal Hossein. However, after the replay was shown the ball was missing the stumps and Gill also didn't take the DRS. 

Netizens troll Shubman Gill over failure in the 5th IND vs WI T20I match 

Shubman Gill was yet again not able to perform as per the expectations of the Indian cricket team fans and repeated his poor batting performance. Though he was given out off a wrong umpiring decision in the fifth IND vs WI T20I match, he himself was equally responsible as the Indian batter didn't opt for the DRS. 

The netizens as well didn't spare Shubman Gil for his failure in the IND vs WI 5th T20I match and came up with various reactions on social media. 

Shubman Gill has been in brilliant form in the last seven to eight months. Gill has scored hundreds in all three formats and also a double hundred against New Zealand in the first ODI in Hyderabad earlier this year. Shubman was also the leading run-scorer in the Indian Premier League 2023 and scored 890 runs from 17 matches for the Gujarat Titans. 

Shubman Gill has been struggling to score runs since the World Test Championship 2023 Final and got out cheaply for low scores in both innings against Australia. Gill failed to score in the Test and the ODI series against West Indies, whereas his poor performance continued till the first three matches of the T20I series. Gill's form is a big concern for the Indian team management as he will be the first choice for the opening position in the ODI World Cup 2023. 

Updated 22:45 IST, August 13th 2023

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