Shubman Gill excited to be in Australia, but hasn't set any specific goals

Part of the Indian Test and ODI squad, young Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Shubman Gill is really looking forward to the upcoming Australian series. The 21-year-old said that he hasn’t set any particular goals to achieve but just the feeling of being there in Australia is exciting him.

"I am really looking forward to Australia because this is my first trip. As a kid growing up, I always watched the matches between India and Australia. I am really excited," Gill told Sanjana Ganesan, the KKR presenter in a video uploaded by the IPL franchise on their official Twitter handle.

Gill, who has so far played only two ODIs for team India, hasn’t really had the outing expected from a player of his calibre as he has managed only 16 runs from those two matches. However, he is hoping to put that behind in this series and practicing a lot in the nets to make good use of the opportunity that he gets.

“A lot of friends are traveling together too, so it’s going to be fun and exciting. But once the practice session starts and the adrenaline kicks in then, of course, you start thinking about the match and that’s a whole different situation,” he said.

With a good enough IPL; a season where he scored 440 runs, much would be expected from the skillful right-hander, but he says he has no specific goals as of now. “I have not really set any personal goals, but I am really looking forward to it,” the Chandigarh born added.

The Indian tour behind with the first ODI in Sydney on 27th November and Gill could be a part of it, with Rohit Sharma not available for the series.

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