Ahmedabad: Young Indian batsman Shubman Gill has said that his Test debut in Australia felt like “going into a war”. The 21-year-old was impressive during the tour, with a highest of 91 and another half-century to aggregate 259 in the four-match series that an injury-ravaged India won 2-1. Gill made his debut in the second Test in Melbourne, where India’s turnaround started after the thrashing they got in the Adelaide Day/Night game. “As long as the fielding lasted, I was pretty normal. But when we finally batted, and I was taking a walk down from the dressing room to the pitch with the crowd cheering (backing the Aussies), it was an experience of a kind! It felt like going into a war!” Gill told the website of his IPL franchise, KKR.
