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Deep Dasgupta Urges Shubman Gill To Anchor India’s T20 Batting Like Kohli

India’s February 7 World Cup opener in Mumbai heightens the need for role clarity.

Overview

  • He said Gill should be the “fulcrum” who holds one end, echoing Virat Kohli’s long-time T20 role.
  • Gill has 291 runs in 15 T20I innings since his return, underscoring the call for greater consistency.
  • Dasgupta urged captain Suryakumar Yadav and Gill to spend more time at the crease to regain rhythm before the tournament.
  • He dismissed split-coach proposals after the South Africa Test whitewash as a short-term “band-aid” that ignores deeper problems.
  • He praised Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s credentials yet raised sustainability concerns, and advised easing Sanju Samson into any Chennai Super Kings leadership role.