Shubman urges team to show ‘grit and determination’ to level 2 match Test series

Listen to Story India batter Shubman Gill has urged the team to show grit and determination ahead of their second Test at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town. South Africa lead the two match Test series 1 0 following a massive win in the first match in Centurion. India will be looking to level the Test series, after a horrible display in Centurion.

to slash their hopes of conquering their final frontier in Test cricket, having never won a bi lateral Test series in South Africa. Speaking ahead of the match, Gill said it’s very important to show grit and determination while batting in South Africa. Gill scored 28 runs over the course of two innings in the first Test in Centurion.

“We got a few days to prepare for this Test. This is a New Year and new Test which will allow us to come back in the series. It's very important to be there mentally. You just have to let your grit, your determination take over. It's not much about skills while playing here. It's about taking the grit and the determination you show while batting,” said Gill.

He went on to say that it’s a great opportunity for India to level the Test series, stressing that the team is well prepared. India has a chance of avoiding a Test series defeated against South Africa for just the second time of they win in Cape Town. “This is a great opportunity for us to level the series.

All of us are very well prepared and really looking forward to levelling the series. It's lovely to be here. This is my first trip to South Africa and it is a great sight here in Cape Town. With mountains on one side, it is really a pleasing sight,” Gill added. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar..