Shubman Gill plays a shot during the third One-Day International (ODI) cricket match between India and Australia, at the Sydney Cricket Ground, in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025.
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Shubman Gill is “ridiculously talented” and he should be able to make adjustments while navigating his way through the different formats and score big runs for India, feels former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson.
Gill, India’s Test and ODI captain, has not scored big in the ongoing white-ball series against Australia. He made 10, 9 and 24 in the three one-dayers, 37 not out, 5 and 15 in the three T20 Internationals so far.
He came to Australia after scoring a hundred and a fifty in three innings in two Tests at home against the West Indies.
The fourth T20I of the five-match series will be played here on Thursday.
“It does take time [to make adjustments], and it’s through trial and error that you really realise exactly what you need to do to make those adjustments, and playing in different conditions as well,” Watson said.
“But Shubman is a ridiculously talented batter. He’s got an amazing technique. It’s not going to take him long at all to be able to really navigate his way through the different formats because when someone is as highly skilled as he is, it’s not going to take him too long.”
Watson conceded that switching formats is not easy but a player gets adapted with more matches under his belt.
“It definitely is a challenge, and the more you do it, the better you get at really understanding the little adjustments that you have to make to your technique, to your game plan, your mindset around each format to be able to then get into the best version of you every time you have to make that adjustment,” said the 44-year-old who played 59 Tests, 190 ODIs and 58 T20Is for Australia between 2002 to 2016.
Watson was all praise for India’s explosive opening batter Abhishek Sharma, who has taken T20 cricket by storm.
“He is an absolute treat to watch. He’s incredibly good, isn’t he? He is so fearless, but then he’s got the skill to be able to adapt to whatever’s required as well,” Watson said.
“It’s been special to see his evolution over the last two or three years, from when he first came in, got opportunities for Sunrisers Hyderabad. And then seeing him just continue to explode like he has. He’s got all the different gears, he’s got all the different shots against different bowlers in different conditions as well.”
The 25-year-old Abhishek played a major role in India’s Asia Cup triumph and has scored 19, 68 and 25 in the three T20I matches so far against Australia.
Published – November 06, 2025 04:23 am IST
