Despite a worrying slump from India’s premier T20 batters, assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate has insisted that the lack of recent runs from Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav is not a major concern for the team. The comments come amid a massive downfall in their form in the ongoing five-match T20I series against South Africa. In the second match on Thursday, Gill was dismissed for a first-ball duck, while Suryakumar Yadav lasted only five runs.
"Shuby (Shubman Gill) I saw some good signs of a change in mentality on the backend of that Australian tour (in November). These two dismissals in this series (against South Africa), I thought in the first game we asked the guys to go out there and attack the powerplay, and it wasn't a great wicket at Cuttack, so I will let him off that one," Ryan ten Doeschate said at the press conference.
"And I thought he got a good ball today, which can happen when you are short on form. But we also know the class. If you look at his IPL record where he stacks up 700 runs, 600 runs, 800 runs, 600 runs. We believe in his class, and we believe he will come good."
Their struggles featured majorly in India’s 51-run defeat in the second game, which saw South Africa level the series at 1-1 after posting a formidable 214 and bowling India out for 162.
"And it's exactly the same with Surya. Obviously, you mentioned about the leadership roles, and we are quite far down the road now with our planning and how we have set the team up. Personally, I think you back quality players and quality leaders like that and they will come good."
"I can understand from the outside it looks like a concern, but I have got absolute faith in both of them coming good at the right time for us."