IND vs SA T20Is: Irfan Pathan labels Shubman Gill's poor run as "bad sign"

In the second T20I match against South Africa Team Indias Shubman Gill departed on a firstball duckFollowing the dismissal former Team India cricketer Irfan Pathan said that Gills poor patch in the format is putting pressure on himself and the team managementShubman Gill will say he got a very good ball and looked stuck at the crease For captain Suryakumar Yadav I felt he needs to focus on his offside play He was completely out of position when he got outif Gill was in form he would have played that ball easily He is not in form he said on JioHotstarThe runs not coming from Gills bat is a bad sign and increases the pressure on him and the team management They will be asking what to do This situation should not get worse added PathanFurther speaking the former cricketer said that if the management brings in Sanju Samson he will be expected to score big runsIf the runs still dont come you cant just bring Sanju Samson back and expect him to perform if he is also rusty There are many questions If they go back to Samson it becomes very important for him to score runs said the 41yearold former cricketerJaiswal Ruturaj and Patidar left out despite Gillrsquos poor run in T20Despite Shubman Gillrsquos prolonged dip in form in whiteball cricket several inform players continue to be overlooked for opportunities in the national squad Ruturaj Gaikwad who recently struck a century in the second ODI against South Africa has made a strong case for his inclusionRajat Patidar who did have an injury scare last week too made his comeback for his state side and has been in exceptional touch delivering consistent performances for Madhya Pradesh in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali TrophyApart from Ruturaj and Patidar the one player that seems to be extremely unlucky is Yashaswi Jaiswal With great performances in the IPL and for the national side in the recently concluded ODI series against South Africa Jaiswal is still forced to wait for his chance even though the current Indian T20 vicecaptain fails to impressIrfan Pathans views on Suryakumar Yadavs rough patch in T20 InternationalsHe also spoke about skipper Suryakumar Yadavs form in the shortest format of the game He said that the Indian skipper needs to bring back his form before the T20 World Cup 2026 and come to bat at right positionSurya will be under pressure because hes the captain and as a captain your slot in the playing 11 is secured automatically As a player if you havent scored runs in a year you are under pressure His form has to come back before the World Cup in FebruaryMarch next year He needs the right batting position and better shot selection Surya has shown a pattern of playing straight balls to the leg side and getting out said Irfan who has scored 172 T20I runs for Team IndiaHe concluded by saying the 35yearold cricketer has the ability to bring the ball in front of his eyes and make the most use of the paceWhen youre not scoring you should try to play in the offside and in front He has the skill to bring the ball in front of his eyes and use the pace thats how he will start scoring again he signed offWith PTI Inputs