IND v NZ: Want to play less dot balls, keep ticking with singles, doubles

In the India T20I setup for the first time opener Shubman Gill stated that his goal is to play less dot balls and keep himself ticking by rotating the strike or hitting boundaries Gill had been in terrific form for India in ODIs since July hitting three fifties and a century in nine inningsWith firstchoice toporder of captain Rohit Sharma Virat Kohli and KL Rahul rested the threematch T20I series against New Zealand gives Gill a chance to make his debut for India and get himself in reckoning for consistent selection in futureIts not about me thinking of fours or sixes Its always about me trying to be positive and looking to score rather than I want to hit a six especially as an opener the intent is always to look for runs whether it be singles doublesPersonally I want to play less dot balls and be able to keep ticking with singles doubles fours sixes rather than playing dot balls and then hitting boundaries Thats what I am trying to do Its more about you being able to wait for the ball and the swing in the line of the ball rather than swinging hard at the ball for me Hopefully there will be a game tonight said Gill in a chat with broadcastersAlso readWant to show I deserve national callup Shubman GillIn Gujarat Titans run to IPL 2022 trophy Gill scored 483 runs in 16 innings averaging 345 and strike rate of 13232 In six matches for Punjab in the recent Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy he scored 260 runs at an average of 52 and strikerate of 15662 including a century and fiftyI have been able to execute a few things that I have been working on It always feels good when you are trying to execute what you have been doing in practice sessions Personally Ive always felt that hitting sixes isnt about power its about more timing and being able to meeting the ball in certain areas So for me its all about where I am meeting the ball If I know I get that right I am able to hit sixes he addedGill who won the Player of the Tournament award in Indias triumphant 2018 U19 World Cup campaign in New Zealand made his ODI debut in the country a year later The prospect of touring New Zealand is something which makes the righthanded batter elatedI came here for the first time when we played the U19 World Cup I made my international debut in ODIs here in 2019 Always nice to come back here I have some really fond memories coming back to New Zealand and to visit cities I have been here previously feels nice Whenever I hear that there will be a tour of New Zealand it brings a smile to my face This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever