Shubman Gill says there’s no ‘toxic competition’ between him and Abhishek Sharma

When asked astir the increasing contention successful the apical bid betwixt him, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Abhishek, Gill said: “Abhishek is simply a puerility person of mine. Jaiswal is besides a friend, I don’t deliberation determination is immoderate toxic contention betwixt us.”

“Obviously if you are playing for the state you privation to execute successful each match, and not deliberation that ‘I privation this feline doesn’t perform’. You are playing for the state and for the squad and whosoever performs you congratulate them,” helium added.

Gill besides defended India’s show successful the Test bid nonaccomplishment successful Australia. “I think, 1 bid can’t specify the signifier of a team. We person done a batch of bully things successful the past, consistently and continuously,” Gill said connected India’s 3-1 nonaccomplishment successful the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

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“Definitely, we person not done what we wanted to bash successful the Australian series. But still, I deliberation we person done immoderate things right. We had the accidental to gully and adjacent triumph the series. If we would person won the bid oregon adjacent managed to gully it, we would not person been talking astir this.

“It is unfair to criticise the team’s performance. We person won a World Cup (T20) and anterior to that we reached the last of the ODI World Cup. We indispensable see those performances arsenic well.”

India’s Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli with teammates during a grooming league up of the archetypal ODI cricket lucifer against England, astatine Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium successful Nagpur, Maharashtra connected Tuesday. (PTI Photo)

The 25-year-old said the three-match ODI bid against England, starting from Thursday, volition beryllium a bully capable mentation for the upcoming Champions Trophy.

“I deliberation we are playing against a bully side. We are not taking this arsenic a signifier for the Champions Trophy, I deliberation it is simply a precise important bid for america and we are looking to predominate and triumph this series,” helium said.

Varun Chakaravarthy joins squad

Varun Chakaravarthy has been added to India’s ODI squad for the England series.

The 33-year-old enigma spinner could beryllium successful enactment for his maiden ODI call-up and debut, soon earlier the Champions Trophy owed to statesman successful Dubai successful 2 weeks.

Varun was the prime of the Indian bowlers successful the caller five-match T20I bid that the hosts won implicit England by a 4-1 margin. The Tamil Nadu spinner bagged 14 wickets, including a five-for, the astir by an Indian bowler successful a bilateral T20I series.

On Tuesday, Varun was seen bowling for implicit an hr against the Indian batters during the grooming league astatine the VCA Stadium successful Jamtha.

Varun’s statemate and erstwhile India off-spinner R Ashwin precocious lauded his exploits and batted for his inclusion successful India’s squad for the ICC lawsuit successful the UAE.

“I person a feeling that Varun mightiness get a accidental to play successful the ODI bid betwixt India and England. I don’t deliberation it’s an casual telephone to instrumentality him straight to the Champions Trophy,” Ashwin has said connected his YouTube channel.