“It is about me being in my zone and taking calculated risks. I think that is the hallmark of my team and myself. I take risks at the point when I feel the team is under pressure. Most of my batting is instinctive and I don’t pre-plan,” Gill said on the eve of the title clash.
“Obviously, it is a big occasion and I will try my best and I will prepare myself accordingly. But the nature of cricket is such that no matter how much you try, you can’t score 100 or 50 in every match,” he added.
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Gill touched upon his preparations ahead of every match, saying that he focuses on simulating game situations at nets.
“Whenever I’m batting in the nets, it’s about me trying to play as close to how I could play in the match. That is the zone for me. How would I want to score runs? If it’s hard for me to hit boundaries, then how would I take those singles and take the pressure off me? So, these are the things that I try to do in the nets.” Gill said he focuses more on doing the small things right at nets rather than perfecting his big-hitting skills.
“I think it’s easy to hit boundaries, it’s easy to hit sixes. But doing these small things are more difficult and that’s why it requires a lot of repetitions. I think that’s what I was doing in the nets,” he said.
Gill is the No. 1 ranked ICC ODI batter, having scored 2744 runs in 54 games at an average and strike rate of 59.65 and 100.26 respectively. Gill has amassed 15 half-centuries, eight tons, and a solitary double century too, quickly strengthening his stature as one of the most prominent emerging talents in the country.
First Published: Mar 9, 2025 11:17 AM IST
