Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Pietersen pointed out how even the great South African all-rounder had an underwhelming start to his Test career, averaging 22, but he turned out to be an all-time great of the game. He also said that Gill is a "serious player".
India is taking on England in the second Test at Visakhapatnam. Both Gill and Iyer failed to make an impact once again, throwing away their wickets after decent starts for 34 and 27 runs respectively. This continues their recent poor run of form in Test cricket.
India, 1-0 down in the series of five Tests, will play the second Test in Visakhapatnam from Friday onwards. With star batter Virat Kohli missing the first two Tests due to personal reasons, star players KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja out due to injuries and youngsters Shubman Gill and Shreyas
India batting coach Vikram Rathour backed Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer who have struggled to put runs on the board recently ahead of the second Test against England.
The cricketer-turned-commentator stated that Pope going to the front foot was purposeful and he was in search of scoring runs. He thinks that youngster Shubman Gill should think of doing the same thing as he bats very well on the front foot.
At the end of stumps on Day 1, India were 119/1 and trailed England by 127 runs with Shubman Gill and Jaiwswal unbeaten on scores of 76* and 14* respectively
England's 'bazball' is set to face its biggest challenge as they gear up to face India on a likely spinning surface which promises to test the batters' technique to its maximum potential.
India's rising star Shubman Gill has vowed to "give everything" for India after he won the Polly Umrigar Award which is awarded to the Best International Cricketer in the Men's Category for the year 2022-23.
India's star cricketers Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah and Shubman Gill won the Polly Umrigar Award for the Best International Cricketer in the Men's Category for the years 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 respectively on Tuesday during the Naman Awards.
"Stars from Australia and India that went head-to-head in the final of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup dominate the ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year for 2023," the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in an official statement on Tuesday.
As New Zealand batter of Indian origin, Snehith Reddy, took the cricketing world by storm with a century in an ICC U19 World Cup match against Nepal on Sunday, what stood out was his celebration as he acknowledged the cheers from the crowd.