New Delhi. Shubman Gill, who is being seen as the next Virat Kohli in Indian cricket, has not been able to do anything special so far during the South Africa tour. The expectations that his fans and BCCI had from him have obviously not been fulfilled. His performance in Test cricket has been very poor. If we talk about the first Test match played against South Africa recently, his performance in the first match was disappointing, scoring 2 runs in the first innings and 26 runs in the second innings. It may be surprising to compare spin all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin’s poor Test statistics with his batting statistics. But comparing the performances of these two will bring you closer to the reality.
Ashwin overtakes Gill in test
Let us introduce you to some statistics of Shubman Gill’s Test career. Gill has played 35 Test matches in his career so far but has struggled to make a mark with the bat. In these 35 matches, he has scored 994 runs at an average of 31.06. Ashwin, famous for his bowling, has defeated Gill in the first 35 Test matches of his career. But Indian spin bowler Ashwin scored 1006 runs in one innings and left Gill behind by 12 runs.
Passed in limited overs cricket, but failed in test.
On the other hand, if we look at the limited overs cricket career of Shubman Gill, we will find that Gill appears to be a very successful player in limited overs cricket. But he has not been able to establish his footing in Test cricket yet. He has scored only two centuries in Tests, one of which came against Bangladesh. Notably, he has not managed to score a century against the major Test playing nations. Gill made his Test debut against Australia in 2020 and has played 19 red-ball matches since then. In these matches he has scored 994 runs at an average of 31.06. His highest score in an innings is 128. Despite playing red-ball cricket for quite some time, Gill is yet to register a century against top Test teams.