“As far as ODIs are concerned, Shubman Gill is our top player”: Abhinav Mukund

Abhinav Mukund, a former cricketer for India, believes Shubman Gill‘s performance is not a cause for concern for India. On July 29, the visiting Indian side will play the West Indies in Bridgetown’s second One-Day International with the goal of winning the three-match series.

The team won by a comfortable margin of five wickets in the opening match on July 25 at the same venue thanks to the spinners’ flawless performance. Mukund suggested that the starting lineup for this game wouldn’t change.

Abhinav Mukund said

 “No, I don’t see India making any changes to the playing XI primarily because they have handed a debut to Mukesh Kumar and also given him the new ball. Hardik Pandya and Mukesh Kumar will open the bowling in this series,” Mukund said on JioCinema.

“They tried out Hardik with the new ball for just the second time in ODIs and more so the batting order was also tinkered around with a little bit. As far as bowling is concerned, I don’t see them making any changes because I know Chahal (Yuzvendra) will be getting a game at some point,” he added. 

Nikhil Chopra, Mukund’s fellow panellist, believes India could tweak their starting XI, probably in the area of spin.

“The only change that I feel can happen is in the spin department as both Axar Patel and Yuzi Chahal are sitting out. Ravindra Jadeja had a pretty good day on Thursday, with him getting three wickets and also scoring an unbeaten 16. So, if any changes are there then it’s in the spin department,” said Chopra. 

Mukund also talked about the lack of runs from Shubhman Gill‘s bat in this tour. 

“I think it’s too early to talk about Shubman Gill’s failure because he has had a phenomenal last couple of years. It is important as a viewer and as an Indian cricket fan to not mess up formats. I feel we always tend to mix up formats and we tend to drop here and there, and we tend to associate form concerned with certain formats. The Test format is done with. As far as ODIs are concerned, Shubman Gill is our top player, and I think he should go to the World Cup. I don’t think his form is a concern. I’m sure he’ll be back with a bang,” Mukund said.

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