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Varun Aaron says Shubman Gill may feel odd as Abhishek Sharma rises in T20I power, calling Abhishek essentially the most vital cog. Gill will lead India in Tests against South Africa.
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Abhishek Sharma (L) and Shubman Gill (R). [AP Photo]
Former India fast-bowler Varun Aaron believes Shubman Gill is perhaps feeling a ‘bit weird’ due to slight shift within the power-dynamics of the lads’s T20 side towards Abhishek Sharma.
While Gill has struggled to profit from his opportunities at the highest of the order, his childhood friend, Abhishek has risen to be amongst the very best batters of the format on this planet. The left-hander has achieved the very best rating for a T20I batter in ICC rankings and has develop into the tone-setter for the team at the highest of the order.
“Shubman Gill have to be finding it a bit weird because one and a half or two years ago, he was the leader, should you can say so, inside this mix, within the IPL, playing for India in T20Is, and getting consistent runs,” Aaron said on the Star Sports show ‘Follow The Blues’. “He continues to be getting runs, but Abhishek Sharma is just obliterating everybody along with his strike rate,” he said.
He called Abhishek the ‘most important cog’ of the Indian batting.
“Especially against Josh Hazlewood in the primary two games, I believed he (Abhishek) had a way, which was to step out and check out to get him off his mark. I believe Abhishek Sharma has found a approach to get the bowlers off their plans. Going forward, he’s going to be essentially the most vital cog within the Indian batting wheel because should you get off to a superb start, as a rule, you win the sport,” Aaron added.
Aaron didn’t dismiss Gill entirely. The pundit credited him for his unbeaten 26 in the ultimate T20I against Australia, where rain cut a good-looking innings short.
“Shubman Gill is any person who’s playing the ice role in this mix. Abhishek is the hearth. Each of them go about their work very effortlessly. Shubman Gill, within the last T20I, just showed how much class he has. He just has to carry his position, and he can do every little thing from there itself,” Aaron added.
Abhishek will now get a brief break from international cricket, while Gill prepares to guide India within the two-Test series against South Africa.
November 10, 2025, 18:10 IST
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