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Manjrekar said that the team fared well in the first innings at Lord’s despite no contribution from the skipper.
Sanjay Manjrekar feels captain Shubman Gill will have to focus on his captaincy and batting to restart the run-scoring machine. The 25-year-old managed just 16 and 6 in the third Test against England at Lord’s.
India lost the match by 22 runs and are trailing by 1-2 in the five-match series. With an eight-day break between the third and fourth red-ball games, Manjrekar believes Shubman Gill can return to his best.
“He has the ability to among the run-scorers. He can speak to his friends and father about the recent arguments he had with the England . He needs to focus on captaincy, fielding, tactics and batting. If he does that, I believe the run-making machine will start again at Old Trafford,” Manjrekar told JioHotstar.
Manjrekar said that the team fared well in the first innings at Lord’s despite no contribution from the skipper.
“His role is important but India will have to remember that the batters managed to challenge England in the first innings at Lord’s. He didn’t score runs. We are not completely dependent on Gill,” he added.
In three Tests, he has amassed 607 runs, laced with three centuries. He posted 147 in the first Test while the young batter managed 269 and 161 in the two innings respectively at Edgbaston.
He was named the Player of the Match for scoring 430 runs in the second game. The visitors secured a 336-run victory.
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