NEW DELHI: Veteran Indian leg-spinner Piyush Chawla believes Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad are the gamers who can take over from Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma when the 2 India greats retire from worldwide cricket. Chawla shared his ideas on Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast, calling each younger batters “particular gamers.”
Kohli and Rohit just lately retired from T20Is after India’s 2024 T20 World Cup win however are nonetheless out there for Checks and ODIs.Rohit is 37, and Kohli might be 36 in November, indicating the tip of their careers is close to.
Chawla pointed to Gill’s robust method as a key energy. “Shubman Gill—due to his method. Each time one goes by poor type, a batter who’s technically robust can come out of it. Any batter who has a superb method can not keep off form for too lengthy. So, Shubman Gill for positive and Ruturaj Gaikwad,” Chawla stated.Gill, 25, has grow to be a key participant for India, with 25 Checks, 47 ODIs, and 21 T20Is underneath his belt. He has scored 1,492 runs in Checks, 2,338 in ODIs, and 578 in T20Is, together with 4 Check centuries, six ODI centuries (one double century), and one T20I century.
Kohli and Rohit just lately retired from T20Is after India’s 2024 T20 World Cup win however are nonetheless out there for Checks and ODIs.Rohit is 37, and Kohli might be 36 in November, indicating the tip of their careers is close to.
Chawla pointed to Gill’s robust method as a key energy. “Shubman Gill—due to his method. Each time one goes by poor type, a batter who’s technically robust can come out of it. Any batter who has a superb method can not keep off form for too lengthy. So, Shubman Gill for positive and Ruturaj Gaikwad,” Chawla stated.Gill, 25, has grow to be a key participant for India, with 25 Checks, 47 ODIs, and 21 T20Is underneath his belt. He has scored 1,492 runs in Checks, 2,338 in ODIs, and 578 in T20Is, together with 4 Check centuries, six ODI centuries (one double century), and one T20I century.
Gaikwad, 27, has confronted accidents and choice points however nonetheless obtained reward from Chawla. “It [getting dropped or injured] is a component and parcel of the sport. It should hold occurring. However, each time he has obtained the chance, he has regarded completely different. For me, these two gamers (Gill and Gaikwad) are particular,” Chawla added.
Gaikwad has performed six ODIs and 23 T20Is, scoring 115 and 633 runs, respectively, with one T20I century.
With Kohli and Rohit nearing retirement, Gill and Gaikwad present hope for the way forward for Indian cricket.
