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Parthiv Patel, former India opener and Shubman Gill\u2019s batting coach at Gujarat Titans, has offered his backing to the Indian T20I vice-captain ahead of an all-important series against Australia. India play five matches down under, starting Wednesday (October 29), giving enough time to define the future of many stars in the team.<\/p>\n

Gill was brought back as the opener and promoted to vice-captain for the 2025 Asia Cup. India won the tournament without losing a single game, but Gill managed only 127 runs in seven innings. His strike-rate was healthy at 151.19, but he had replaced Sanju Samson in the opening position, with the Kerala star made to shift to low down the order by the team management to make way, where his performances faltered too.<\/p>\n

JioStar<\/em> expert Parthiv Patel spoke to the press during a Media Day ahead of the first Australia v India T20I on October 29.\u00a0News18 CricketNext\u00a0<\/em>asked him whether it was too soon to reconsider the tactic already, or will India would do it if Gill\u2019s bad run were to continue for a few more matches in Australia.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, first of all, I feel it\u2019s too soon,” Patel said. \u201cShubman Gill got into the side deservingly after a couple of really good IPL seasons. He\u2019s done well and shown a lot of leadership skills. The good thing about Indian cricket is that we always talk about how \u2018someone isn\u2019t there\u2019. Whoever is not there is equally good. Right now, Shubman is getting his chances, and I\u2019m sure he\u2019ll want to make the most of them with big scores,” he added.<\/p>\n

Patel believes it\u2019s futile to waste energy on players sitting on the bench.<\/p>\n

This will probably be the trend in Indian cricket going forward because of the depth of talent we have. There will always be that question (about who\u2019s playing and who\u2019s missing out). Like earlier, we spoke about Sanju Samson, but even Jitesh Sharma, who isn\u2019t playing, is equally capable. So ye chalta hi rahega (this will keep happening). My only point is we should focus our energy on the players who are currently playing, make sure they keep performing well, because the ones picked are very capable, and those sitting out are just as capable.<\/p>\n

Indeed, bringing back Samson, who scored three centuries as a T20I opener, to the top is not the only option for India. A talent like Yashasvi Jaiswal is also sitting on the bench, which would pile a bit of pressure on Gill.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019ll pray that he recovers quickly\u2019: Patel on Shreyas Iyer<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Patel, who is in Australia to commentate on the series, said he didn\u2019t have any extra update on Shreyas Iyer, India\u2019s middle-order batter, who is hospitalized in Sydney after picking up a serious spleen laceration injury in the recent ODI against Australia. However, he did share his best wishes for the Mumbaikar.<\/p>\n

From my side, I just wish him a speedy recovery. No one wants to get injured on the field like that. I\u2019ll pray that he recovers quickly. I\u2019m in Australia, but I am reading whatever you are. I don\u2019t have anything extra to add.<\/p>\n

Catch all the action from the 1st T20 of India\u2019s tour of Australia 2025, tomorrow, October 29, 1:45 PM IST onwards, LIVE on JioHotstar and Star Sports Network.<\/em><\/p>\n

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