Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has urged Indian skipper Shubman Gill to work on his fitness after the ODI series against England. Gill returned with scores of 80, 30 and 77 in the three games of the series.

However, Gill was forced to retire hurt in the opening game of the series due to cramps. In the third and final ODI at the iconic Lord’s, Gill once again struggled with cramps after he played a slog sweep.

After suffering cramps, Gill was soon dismissed as he was plumbed in front of the wickets by Adil Rashid. Pathan wondered if Gill could have batted a bit more aggressively at the start.

“Throughout the game, the run-rate was around six itself. Could we have pushed it better as a batting side? The plan was fine, Shubman Gill also played well. No doubt he played a good knock, but he will have to work on his fitness. If he is in trouble again and again, it will break the momentum. He will have to give more importance to this. He was struggling today, too. Could we have given more importance to the run-rate from the start itself?,” Irfan Pathan stated in a video on his YouTube channel.

On the other hand, Pathan heaped praise on Rohit Sharma after he scored a piece de resistance knock of 138 runs off 110 balls. 

“Given the amount of pressure that was on Rohit, it never looked even once that he was under pressure. He batted brilliantly. He was like a diamond that shines more under pressure. He is the diamond of Indian cricket. I know a lot of things have happened, and a lot of talks are happening, and some are true as well, but it was amazing to see him bat this way. He showed that he will play solidly till the day he is there. We were in the game till he was out there.”

Rohit would look to carry his good form against the West Indies in the next series.