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India opener Shubman Gill is gearing as much as profit from the chance as he’s set to play his second ICC match remaining on Sunday when Rohit Sharma-led facet will tackle New Zealand within the Champions Trophy summit conflict. Within the ICC 2023 ODI World Cup remaining in Ahmedabad, Gill failed to attain massive and fell cheaply on 4 runs in a match which India misplaced by six wickets to overlook out on a 3rd match title. Nonetheless, Gill has moved on from the heartbreak and is extra mature now. Ranked No.1 in ODI batter rankings, the vice-captain is mentally able to deal with stress higher and spend extra time on the crease.
“Obviously some nerves in that match,” ICC quoted Gill as saying forward of India’s date with New Zealand in Sunday’s decider.
“(I learned) a lot of things. It was my first ICC Final … I was very excited (It felt like) I was losing time to dominate in that game. I think in big ICC knockout matches, you can give yourself a little bit more time than you think.”
The 25-year-old labelled it “good momentum” for India heading into the ultimate because the Males in Blue will play their fourth consecutive ICC remaining in a span of lower than two years. India performed the summit clashes in – World Check Championship (WTC), 2023 ODI World Cup and 2024 T20 World Cup. Sunday’s finale would be the fourth one on the record underneath Rohit’s management.
“We lost (the World Cup Final) in ’23 and then won in the T20 World Cup (in 2024). So I think we have got good momentum going with us in this tournament. It’s going to be a really exciting game for us and definitely, if we are able to win this one, I think it would be a great way to end this format this year,” Gill stated.
“It’s a very big opportunity for us and in general, in any ICC tournament or any ICC event that happens, we have a lot of responsibility, a lot of pressure from our fans. And the last two ICC tournaments that we have played, we went on to (make the Final),” he added.
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