“We saw Shubman Gill operating like a Rolls-Royce” - Former RCB pacer hails Indian opener for his knock in 1st T20I vs Australia

Former Indian pacer and analyst Varun Aaron has heaped praise on the star Indian batter Shubman Gill, who has adapted well across three formats of the game because his technique is more or less the same.

Notably, Gill took part in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy earlier this year. Later, he took part in the Asia Cup 2025 campaign and came back for the West Indies Test series. He is currently playing the limited-overs series against Australia Down Under.

"It's very easy for him to adapt because his technique is more or less the same. He doesn't really change through formats. We obviously saw him put in a lot of hard yards before the England Test series. That gave him the rewards, and then to shift gears from one-day to T20 cricket in today's day and age shouldn't be difficult at all," Varun Aaron said on Star Sports.

"We saw Shubman Gill just operating like a Rolls-Royce. Smooth as ever, just effortless, 185 strike rate. A lot of people in world cricket, we would see them stepping out and trying to hoick it over midwicket and play some big shots, but all Shubman does is just put it in the gaps," he added.

On the other hand, former keeper-batter Parthiv Patel reckoned that Shubman Gill knows very well how to score runs against a bowler under pressure. He also felt that his running between the wickets had improved in the first T20I. Gill went on to score 37* off 20 balls with four fours and a six before rain ended the game in a no-result.

"The way he was playing in the ODIs, although we judge people on the runs they score, in all three matches, it never seemed like he was in trouble. He actually plays like this. He took two runs off the first two balls. Then he tried to play a big shot," Parthiv Patel said.

"If a bowler goes towards a slower one in the powerplay very early, that means he is under pressure. Shubman knows very well how to score runs against a bowler under pressure. The thing I liked the most was that we saw big shots for sure, but the running between the wickets was incredible," Parthiv concluded.

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