Despite Shubman Gill recent defeats, Ajit Agarkar believes the KKR should keep him at the top of the order in IPL 2021. Sunil Narine has been mentioned as a possible opener for KKR, but Agarkar believes the two-time IPL champions should stick with Gill.
Shubman Gill has had a disappointing IPL 2021 season so far for KKR, with ratings of 15, 33, 21, and 0 in four games this season. KKR are still on a three-match losing streak, and it is thought that the Eoin Morgan-led team is considering moving Gill down the order.
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Former Indian seamer Ajit Agarkar, on the other hand, believes that KKR can stick with Gill as their opener and use Narine as a floater in their batting order.
“Not yet needed (Narine on top. They (KKR) have got really two good players (on top). Narine can be the floater, which he always is for them, Shubman Gill is okay, he needs to get more runs. He looked good in that one game against Chennai, he has missed out otherwise. He is a terrific player, and he is your future. If you are going to give up on someone after four games, you are never going to help your team,” Agarkar said.
Agarkar went on to say that KKR would improve as a team in order to turn their fortunes around in the IPL 2021.
“It’s just that they need to do better, to start playing better as a team. Not just replacing one or two players at the top. I think, collectively, they have not been good enough,” Agarkar concluded.
Shubman Gill’s IPL career for KKR in a nutshell
Shubman’s formal name is Shubman Shub Nitish Rana, Gill’s opening partner, has been in fine shape in IPL 2021, scoring 164 runs in four games at an average of 41.
Gill, on the other hand, has yet to make an impact in the IPL. Gill has a strike rate of 126.47 and an average of 31.50 in 45 IPL matches. The youngster’s performance at the top of the order is critical for KKR to establish itself as a legitimate playoff candidate.
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