Asia Cup 2023: India vs Pakistan; Shubman Gill appreciated Pakistan's quality bowling attack

India will take on Pakistan in their Super Four Asia Cup 2023 clash at Colombo on Sunday. In Gill's first encounter, he only managed to score 10 runs. Shubman came back strongly and played an unbeaten 67-run inning against Nepal. The India vs Pakistan first clash ended as a draw because of the heavy rain. But it's going to be another huge match when they face each other in the Super 4 on Sunday. Shubman Gill appreciated Pakistan's bowling unit in the pre-match press conference and also explained what the Indian batters are struggling against Pakistan's bowling attack in recent times.

Gill said, "When you are playing at this level, you play left-armer pacers previously at some point in your career. We do not play Pakistan that much as compared to the other sides. They have a quality bowling attack. When you do not face such a bowling attack frequently and are not used to it, it makes a difference." Not playing against a quality Pakistani bowling attack has proved to be a reason why Men in Blue are struggling to take on them in recent times.

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"I am someone who likes to play along the ground in the powerplay. Rohit takes on bowlers aerially. This combination works well for us. How different we are as players makes it difficult for bowlers to contain us," said Gill on asking about his partnership with the skipper.

"Yes, you go back to the good times (during a slump). Sometimes it is not even about technique. It is just about the bowlers, they are also there to take wickets. You can get some good deliveries. When you play well, there are things that go in your favour. You just have to trust your game and keep going to get those big runs," Gill's brief slump on IPL.

"Yes, definitely we follow him. When a player is doing well. Everyone watches him to find out why they are doing so well, and what their speciality is. The same thing goes for Babar. He is a world-class player and we all do admire him," said Gill on asking if they follow Babar Azam.

India's plans for the India vs Pakistan clash:

"Our plans will be the same, to give a solid foundation and then dominate. In that last game against Pakistan, our top order did not do well. But still, we made around 260 and looked set to make 310-320 runs at some point at such a wicket. These are good signs," he concluded.

Pakistan:

Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir (travelling reserve).

India:

Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumraj, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Sanju Samson (travelling reserve).