Former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris stored immense praise on talented India opener Shubman Gill and said he has what it takes to become perhaps the best player in the world. Gill has gotten back to India’s white-ball set-up and intrigued numerous during initial two ODIs matches against West Indies.

The 22-year-old scored 107 runs in two matches at an average of 53.50 in the ongoing series. However, he failed to change the starts into a major score in both matches. He was run out on  64 in the series opener and was reprimanded for his relaxed methodology while taking the single. In the second ODI, he miscued a slope shot and was excused and bowled by Kyle Mayers.

He made his international debut in 2019 yet has failed to solidify his spot in the XI, in any case, a few cricket pundits have promoted him as the following large thing in Indian cricket.

Styris hailed the skilled India player and said they really love Gill more than him in the world.

“When he (Gill) plays for India at the top, I expect that average to be a lot higher because he is such a classy player. There are very few bigger fans than me of Shubman Gill. I have been very vocal about that over the last couple of years. I think he has the skills and the cricket nous to be one of the world’s best,”

said Styris.

I'm having my faith in Shubman Gill tested!! 😔😔😔😔😔 #SelectDugout pic.twitter.com/dRbDmPeAbP

— Scott Styris (@scottbstyris) April 30, 2021

The former New Zealand all-rounder further condemned India substitute chief Shikhar Dhawan for his sluggish strike rate in the second ODI which made things a bit hard for the guests. The southpaw looked a bit rusty on Sunday and was excused on only 13 off 31 balls.

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“When you look at Shikhar Dhawan’s strike rate in this match, it wasn’t great. They were off to a slow start, even when Shubman Gill was out, it was 60-odd after 15-16 overs, that’s not a great strike rate when you are chasing 300 plus,” said Styris. “It wasn’t down to Shubman Gill, that’s the key, his strike rate was nearly up to a 100, so he did his part. If Shikhar had done his too, this run chase would have been a lot easier for India,”

he added.