IND vs ENG: Mitchell Starc doesn't want to bowl to Shubman Gill?
IND vs ENG - Mitchell Starc doesn't want to bowl to Shubman Gill?
IND vs ENG: Australia's experienced fast bowler Mitchell Starc has praised the batting of Indian Test team captain Shubman Gill during the ongoing Test series between India and England. Starc recently surprised everyone by saying that he would like to avoid bowling against Gill on England pitches. Seeing the nature of the pitches in this ongoing Test series between India and England, Starc made this statement during the third Test. Shubman Gill has impressed everyone with his batting in this series, in which he scored 585 runs in just two Test matches, including two centuries and a double century. Starc's statement on Gill and pitchesSpeaking in the Willow Talk podcast, Mitchell Starc said, "It is for sure that I would not want to bowl to Gill in England. I may not have watched the matches, but I have definitely kept an eye on the scorecard. Some players like Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and Alex Carey have woken up in the morning and watched the match while drinking coffee. I saw the scores, and which bowler would want to bowl on such a pitch in England? Reports revealed that this pitch is exactly like the subcontinent, which is hard to believe. This pitch is very challenging and dangerous for the bowlers."In this show, Australian female cricketer and Starc's wife Alyssa Healy asked him if he was scared to see such big scores in England before the Ashes. To this Starc replied, "I have not read it at all yet. They are playing on pitches like highways. Scoring 300 runs in a Test and India getting them out, what do you think of this? I don't know. According to me, they are not playing for a draw."Indian batsmen dominate England Test seriesApart from Shubman Gill, other Indian batsmen have also performed brilliantly in this Test series. Rishabh Pant scored centuries in both innings of the first Test, while Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul also impressed everyone with their batting and scored centuries. On the other hand, England batsmen like Joe Root, Ben Duckett and Jamie Smith have also troubled the Indian bowlers a lot. In this series, the pitches have helped the batsmen a lot, due to which big scores are being seen.