{"id":194857,"date":"2026-07-20T02:07:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T07:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194857"},"modified":"2026-07-20T02:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T07:37:34","slug":"shubman-gill-inexperienced-bowling-inability-to-dominate-crunch-moments-cost-india-odi-series-against-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194857","title":{"rendered":"Shubman Gill: Inexperienced bowling, inability to dominate crunch moments cost India ODI series against England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71244159\">Inexperienced bowling and player\u2019s collective inability to dominate in crunch situations cost India the ODI series against England, captain Shubman Gill said after the 27-run loss in the decider on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>India conceded 387 runs and could only pick three wickets in the first innings. Despite Rohit Sharma\u2019s 138 and Virat Kohli\u2019s 74, the side was unable to get to the target and lost the three-match series 1-2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur bowling is a little inexperienced, and I think we were put under the pump in this match, and we didn\u2019t respond well,\u201d Gill told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think we started well in the PowerPlay. We gave away too many loose balls and were always kind of chasing the game, trying to take wickets and create something, which didn\u2019t happen for us.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in the last three overs, we gave away 60 runs. That\u2019s where the momentum completely shifted. At one point, we were probably looking at restricting them to 340-350, but they got close to 390. And chasing 390, no matter what surface you\u2019re batting on, is never easy,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Gill assessed that his side remained in the game for 80 percent of the time but lost the control of proceedings in crucial moments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy assessment of the series is that we\u2019ve had a pretty decent one. Even in both the matches that we lost, we were in the game for the majority of the time.<\/p>\n<p>I think it\u2019s all about how long we can stay consistently in the game. It almost feels like we\u2019re in the contest for about 80% of it. Then, in the crunch moments \u2014 the moments that dictate the game \u2014 that\u2019s where we\u2019re missing the trick.<\/p>\n<p>In those moments, having an experienced bowling group or batting group helps you a lot. I think we need to get a little smarter, maybe in assessing the conditions,\u201d Gill explained.<\/p>\n<p>India\u2019s chase faltered at the backend and part of the reason was the slowness of the pitch. England used part-time spinners like Jacob Bethell to make use of the conditions while Sam Curran made merry with slower variations.<\/p>\n<p><b>Also read | <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/shubman-gill-fitness-concern-indian-players-unfit-world-cup-india-vs-england-3rd-odi\/article71244091.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Shubman Gill: In World Cup, we will play 11 matches and here players are unable to complete 3 games<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>However, the visitor opted to play four pacers \u2014 Arshdeep Singh (0\/72), Prasidh Krishna (2\/69), Prince Yadav (1\/79), and Gurnoor Brar (0\/97) \u2014 and lone spinner in Axar Patel (0\/61).<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Kuldeep Yadav, India\u2019s premier wrist spinner, did not feature in any of the three games.<\/p>\n<p>Gill explained that India read the surfaces as more conducive to fast bowlers than spinners and weren\u2019t expecting Lord\u2019s pitch to slow down in the second innings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the matches we had played prior to this, we had seen that the wickets weren\u2019t offering that much to the spinners. Whenever the spinners came on, we felt like we had to go into a defensive mode. But when the fast bowlers were bowling, it always felt like something was happening,\u201d Gill said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was the thought process behind not playing an extra spinner and instead going with another fast bowler.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the Indian captain conceded that in hindsight, playing an extra spinner would\u2019ve been a better option as the surface got slower.<\/p>\n<p>India was kept in the chase with Rohit\u2019s century \u2014 first by an Indian at Lord\u2019s in ODIs \u2014 and Gill was in awe of the former captain\u2019s knock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe way he paced his innings and then accelerated after getting to 60-70, I think it was great to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But when asked about Rohit\u2019s future, Gill said he wasn\u2019t aware of any developments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not told us anything. I think it\u2019s all out there in the media, but there hasn\u2019t been any discussion like that with us,\u201d Gill said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 20, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/shubman-gill-blames-inexperienced-bowling-india-england-odi-series-result\/article71244159.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inexperienced bowling and player\u2019s collective inability to dominate in crunch situations cost India the ODI series against England, captain Shubman Gill said after the 27-run loss in the decider on Sunday. India conceded 387 runs and could only pick three wickets in the first innings. Despite Rohit Sharma\u2019s 138 and Virat Kohli\u2019s 74, the side&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":194858,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260719276L.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":194845,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194845","url_meta":{"origin":194857,"position":0},"title":"Shubman Gill: In World Cup, we will play 11 matches and here players are unable to complete 3 games","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Captain Shubman Gill said India failed to field its best combination in the ODI \u200bseries against England because of frequent injuries to players, a \u200cconcern the team must address before next year\u2019s \u200bWorld Cup. 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