Shubman Gill Fails To Fire On Ranji Return, Falls For Just 1 Ahead Of New Zealand Tour

Shubman Gill is currently playing a Ranji Trophy game for Punjab. Photo: AP

Before India's crucial two-match Test series against New Zealand, Shubman Gill had a dismal Ranji Trophy performance for Punjab, scoring only one run against Chhattisgarh on the first day of their Elite Group B match at New Chandigarh on Sunday. After Vihaan Malhotra was dismissed on the first ball of the 26th over, the right-handed batsman entered at No. 4. After facing five deliveries, Ajay Mandal bowled him on the third ball of the 27th over. Gill's defense was undermined by Mandal, who left Punjab at 68/3 after the India captain had just managed a single on the second ball of his innings.

Gill was a last-minute addition to the squad, returning for some domestic red-ball cricket ahead of the New Zealand Test matches starting from November 19 onwards. Before this, he will feature in the first three ODIs of the five-match series against the Kiwis taking place from November 4 to 15, with his deputy Shreyas Iyer set to take the ODI captaincy armband once Gill leaves for Test preparation.

In three Tests this year, Gill has made 200 runs in four innings at an average…

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