'That's what they keep telling you' - Ravi Shastri slams Cheteshwar Pujara and Shubman Gill for making schoolboy error during WTC final

India's WTC final has gone from bad to worse after 5 of their batters walked back to the pavilion without making a significant contribution on Day 2. Although veterans like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma failed with the bat against the Aussie attack, it was the dismissal of Cheteshwar Pujara and Shubman Gill that hurt cricket fans the most.

Their dismissal of these two batters have infuriated a lot of fans. Though the credit certainly goes to the Australian bowlers, a lot of credit in these two batters' case also goes to their woeful shot selection. Both these batters were gotten beat by a very simple delivery on the off stump. In what can be described as comical, both left the ball that was travelling to their off stumps and gave away their wicket at a crucial time in the match.

Former India head coach, Ravi Shastri has slammed Gill as well as Pujara for their poor shot selection on Day 2 of the WTC final. Shastri was specifically annoyed at Pujara for his poor leave despite being a veteran of the game.

“That is leaving it poorly because the front foot has just gone across. It should be going towards the ball; he was looking to play it and then decided whether he should leave it. You see, the way he is leaving it, the off-stump is exposed. The front foot is still the middle stump when it’s actually going towards the off stump. Watch that front foot. It should be further across and towards the ball. He thought it was outside the off stump. It was an error in judgment,” Shastri said on air.

Pujara will be very disappointed - Shastri

Shastri was also critical of Gill but credited his dismissal to a lack of experience in Test matches. “We talk about leaving the ball in England and we always talk about knowing where your off stump is. This is not knowing where your off-stump is. See, Shubman Gill is a little lazy with his footwork. He will learn; he is still young, but Pujara will be very disappointed seeing that. It should have been a little further towards the ball and across the line of the ball. That’s why they keep telling you - know where your off stump is,” Shastri further said.