India vs Australia: For chin music, we've got plenty of moves, says Shubman Gill

KOLKATA: He is the youngest in the Indian squad, but opener Shubman Gill has a mature cricketing head on his shoulders. After a fairly good IPL and a satisfying outing in the pink-ball practice match against Australia ‘A’ with scores of 43 and 65, Gill is in a good space. However, he feels it will be “quite intimidating” to face the Aussies in their backyard if he is given a chance to open the innings.
“We practised quite a bit with the pink ball in the lead-up to the Test match against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens last year.But I haven’t played any competitive first-class match under lights,” 21-year-old Gill was quoted as saying by the Kolkata Knight Riders’ website.
“It’s quite intimidating to play Australia in Australia, but I am really looking forward to it. As a batsman, there is no bigger opportunity than to play against Australia as your confidence gets a major boost if you manage to score runs here,” he said.

The talk is all about bouncers and aggressive pace bowling heading into the series, and many players have suffered concussion injuries too. Gill, however, feels India will be ready.
“If the plan is to make us dance to their chin music, be assured we’ve got plenty of great moves in store,” he said.
Gill is also confident the current bunch of Indian cricketers are not intimidated by sledging.
“There was a time when Indian players had a reputation for not being too aggressive, and people would take that for granted,” he said.
“Things have changed now. Some people like to keep quiet while for others, engaging in a verbal battle eggs them on to do better. I’m neither the kind to always keep quiet, nor the type to keep going at the opposition.”