Shubman Gill warned of technical flaws in his batting by former English opener

Shubman Gill has long been regarded as a generational talent. Dubbed as the ‘Prince of Indian Cricket’, Gill was always touted to become the mainstay in the batting order. Now with Virat Kohli bowing out of the Test format, he’s also likely to replace him at number four. In ODIs, Gill is undroppable, and the new Indian Test captain showed his T20 prowess with an impeccable IPL 2025, where he scored 650 runs at 155.87 (SR).

Having said all this, just like almost every other batter, Gill has some flaws in his game as well. He might have the most elegant drive and short-arm jab in him, but Gill has to take care of his technicalities on English soil that offers lateral movement to bowlers. Former England opener Nick Knight has pointed out that the Gujarat Titans (GT) star needs to be wary of one thing: him not putting his front leg across too much.

“Well, when I’ve been out in India (for IPL commentary), I always highlight the same thing, really. Sometimes with Shubman, more so when you’re sort of a little lacking in confidence and striving for things a little bit for your form, sometimes that front leg just pushes across a little bit too much,” said Nick Knight while speaking to NDTV.

“Therefore, the rotation of the body and accessing the ball and playing around that front pad. But of late, I haven’t seen that quite so much, if I’m brutally honest. But it becomes more important when you’ve got a left-armer coming over the wicket and swinging it back into the pads. That’s something that he will probably always be aware of. That line outside off stump, again, will be the challenge for all these top-order players, particularly in England.“