Even when wickets were falling, my intent was to punish the bad balls: Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill feels his intent to look for boundaries despite wickets falling at the other end contributed immensely to his sensational double hundred in the first ODI against New Zealand.

While the wickets were falling regularly at the other end, opener Gill batted till the 50th over to script a knock for the ages.

Thanks to Michael Bracewell’s breathtaking 140 off 78 balls, New Zealand came dangerously close to chasing down 350 but the barrage of sixes that Gill hit in the death overs made the difference.