On Tuesday, Shubman Gill, arguably the brightest of young Indian batting talents, spoke about how Cheteshwar Pujara’s exploits in Australia could have a trickle-down effect on the youngsters like him, who aspire to play for the country. But playing 1,200 balls in series sets the benchmark for the youngsters,” the Punjab teenager, a U-19 World Cup-winner, said. “I’m pretty happy the way I’m batting now. But surely the way I’m getting out is something I can work on. To be passionate about Test cricket firstly, because if the Indian team respects Test cricket we know the fans are going to come in and watch Test cricket,” Kohli had said following India’s series win in Australia.

Source: Indian Express January 08, 2019 19:07 UTC