Shubhman Gill is a vice-captain of Team India. He was present at the press conference before the final.
Team India vice-captain Shubhman Gill has rejected Captain Rohit Sharma's retirement discussions. Some reports were claiming that Rohit Sharma could announce his retirement after the Champions Trophy's final match.
Before the Champions Trophy Final, on Rohit's retirement question, Gill said: 'There has been no such debate in the team yet. I think Rohit Bhai is not thinking about this right now. Right now his focus is on the match. He will decide after the match. ' Gill was asked if Rohit had talked about retirement with fellow players.
India beat Australia and New Zealand defeated South Africa and entered the final.
What did Shubhman Gill say?
- On Rohit's retirement I have not heard of anything from anyone in the team yet. It is possible that Rohit should make a decision after the match. But now everyone's focus is only on the finals.
- On his form, the final match I don't think in advance. I give a reaction to the ball at that moment. I'm very excited. This is my second final. I will perform better than last time. And I want to win.
- On his vice-captainship I am learning to face pressure. My job is to calm the players under pressure. I am slowly learning these things.
- On the defeat in the ODI World Cup of 2023 Yes, we lost that match on the same pitch. But we think about improving our performance. This is teamwork. No one ever discovers a blame in another.
- At a slow pace The wicket is very slow. No match has been scored in any match this season. I think it will be like that.
Had scored a century against Bangladesh Vice-captain Shubhman Gill is India's third highest scorer in this year's Champions Trophy. He has scored 157 runs in 4 matches. It also includes an unbeaten 101 -run century against Bangladesh. Its strike rate was 78.89 during this period. Gill also hit 17 fours and two sixes. Besides Shubhman, Virat Kohli (217 runs) and Shreyas Iyer (195 runs) are on the list of top 3 high scorers in India.
Team India practiced before Gill's conference, see photos
Before the final, Gill and fellow players arrived in the stadium for practice.
Coach Gautam Gambhir, Captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli discussed before the finals.
Virat Kohli played football during practice. Virat scored a century against Pakistan.
During the practice, Indian team players were seen playing football.
Arshadeep Singh warmup with football before practice.
Image Credit: Images/graphics belong to (Divya-Bhaskar).