India captain Shubman Gill (AFP Photo)
1-ranked ODI batter, reflected on India’s heartbreaking end to the 2023 World Cup campaign and the significance of getting another chance to compete for the biggest prize in ODI cricket. India had gone through the 2023 World Cup unbeaten in the league stage and entered the final against Australia as the tournament’s standout side before suffering a six-wicket defeat in Ahmedabad. 1-ranked ODI batter, a position he first reached during the 2023 World Cup. “The first time when I became the number one-ranked batsman, I think it was during the 2023 World Cup.
Because of the way we played throughout that World Cup, “Yes, absolutely, it’s unfinished business. The 2027 edition will therefore carry an added significance for a young India side that will enter the tournament with Gill at the helm and a mix of emerging players and established stars.
You might play the entire tournament well, but you don’t play one game well, and that game could be the final of the World Cup,” Gill told JioStar. For me, it’s more important that if you step out in a match, go to bat, then how you can make the team win, how you can contribute,” he said. Gill, the world’s No. Speaking to JioStar ahead of the third ODI against the West Indies, Gill also underlined the value of having two vastly experienced campaigners — Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma — around him as he grows into his leadership role. We were looking like the best team in the tournament. But World Cups are like that. Gill’s own evolution has been rapid. He is currently the No. Gill now places greater emphasis on what his performances contribute to the team While becoming the world’s top-ranked ODI batter was once a personal ambition. And it felt good. As a kid, you look at the rankings, so it was like a tick mark that, ‘Okay, once I want to become the number one-ranked ODI batsman. So it feels good, but I think right now it doesn’t matter as much.
