IND Vs ENG, 1st Test: Sunil Gavaskar bashes Shubman Gill for throwing his wicket away, Kevin Pietersen suggests measures

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Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, and Ravindra Jadeja emerged as star players for India's innings, while youngster Shubman Gill did not have a good day on the crease..

He was criticized for his selection of shots and how he almost threw his wicket to debutant England spinner Tom Hartley..

On the fifth ball of the 35th over of Hartley -- which tossed one up on Gill's pads -- the Indian batter played a wafty slap, which was neither an attempt to go over the top nor a convincing way of turning the strike over..

Unimpressed with Gill's batting in the Test series against South Africa, Gavaskar advised Gill to take in the different needs of Test cricket as compared to white-ball formats..

On Gill's approach, the former England batter Kevin Pietersen expressed visible concern and emphasized the importance of rotating the strike in Test cricket..