Follow UsShubman Gill, who was the only Indian senior team member along with Ravindra Jadeja to showcase some craft and skill during the sixth round of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25, admitted that he feels the pressure of converting his starts into big scores in red-ball cricket and that has led to a lot of his dismissals.
“Red-ball batting is a concern. I think with the red ball, in the matches that I play, I tend to get a very good 25-30 and, in those moments, I sometimes tend to put too much pressure on myself to be able to convert those,” Gill told reporters after his team’s innings and 207 loss to Karnataka in Bengaluru.
However, even in that loss, India’s ODI vice-captain showed his brilliance with 102 in the second innings, after perishing for four in the first.
Evaluating his methods and how he has grown up playing the game, Gill said, “That is not how I have grown up playing my game. I think I lost that because I put too much pressure on myself to get a big run now that I am set. In those crucial moments, I sometimes lose my focus and concentration.”
The 25-year-old was satisfied with his knock against Karnataka because he had to grind it at the start to reach the century mark eventually.
“I think this innings was very satisfying for me, the way I played. I think, in 130 balls, I scored 40-odd runs, and they were bowling well and there was some help in the wicket as well. So, keeping that in mind, I think I was very satisfied with the way that I was playing,” he said.