It was a perfect game for us: Gill

AHMEDABAD: India captain Shubman Gill brushed aside his poor luck at the toss, saying he could not have asked for a better all-round performance from his team after they hammered the West Indies by an innings and 140 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

“Six (toss) losses in a row, but as long as we keep winning the matches, it doesn’t matter. Honestly, I think this was the perfect game for us. Three centuries, and we fielded really well so no complaints,” Gill said during the presentation ceremony.

Gill felt the wicket was perfect for batting and lauded the centurions of the team for their efforts.

“Whenever you get a start, I think it was a pretty good wicket to bat on and we both got starts but couldn’t convert, but we are happy for the centurions.”

The skipper is happy that he has plenty of options in the spin department.

“When you got quality spinners like that it’s difficult to rotate, but it’s better to have too many options than too few but that’s the challenge and fun of playing in India.

“The good thing is there’s always someone ready to make a difference. Over a period of two years, how we bonded as a team and how we got out of tough situations was really pleasing for me to see. We are still a learning side and as long as we keep learning it’s on the positive side,” Gill said.

West Indies skipper Roston Chase was visibly disappointed with their performance, especially with the bat after winning the toss.

“Obviously when you win the toss and bat and get bowled out for 162, it’s going to be tough to come back from that and it’s not the kind of performance we were looking forward to.

“We have to bat better, especially in India you have to put up a big first innings total on the board with the ball spinning and pitch deteriorating as the game goes on,” Chase said.

He, however, backed his decision to bat first after winning the toss.

“No problem with the decision, everybody wanted to bat first. There was some moisture but we had to play past that.”

Chase reiterated that the Caribbean batters need to pull up their socks if they have to win in Indian conditions.