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Fans Slam India Captain Shubman Gill After Early Test Dismissal

Fans Slam India Captain Shubman Gill After Early Test Dismissal
'What Is Wrong With Gill?' Fans Slam India Captain · rediff.com

The Indian cricket team started a big Test match against Sri Lanka in Galle.

The team captain, Shubman Gill, is one of the best batters in the team.

At the start of his innings, Gill looked good and hit a couple of lovely shots.

But then he tried a risky shot, hitting the ball high over the fielders.

The ball was caught by a Sri Lankan player, so Gill was out for just 16 runs.

Many fans were upset and said the pitch was easy to bat on, so Gill should not have taken the risk.

Some fans even joked that maybe Gill's new long-sleeved batting shirt was causing his bad form.

Even though Gill got out early, the rest of the Indian team had a very good day.

Devdutt Padikkal scored his first hundred in Test cricket, which is a very special achievement.

KL Rahul also batted very well and scored 77 runs.

Key facts

Event
First Test, India vs Sri Lanka
Venue
Galle
Shubman Gill's score
16 off 28 balls
Dismissal
Caught by Lahiru Udara off Prabath Jayasuriya
Devdutt Padikkal
Maiden Test century
KL Rahul
77 runs
Day
Day 1 (Saturday)

Quotes

Fan on social media

An anonymous cricket fan commenting online

“What is wrong with Shubman Gill? What was the need to play lofted shots so early? It’s an absolute flat pitch, should have played grounded shots and scored a hundred.”
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“Shubman Gill was looking in great touch but threw his wicket away after scoring just 16 runs.”
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