England's Strategy to Dismiss Shubman Gill: Broad and Buttler Analyze India Captain's Weaknesses Ahead of Lord's Test

Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler have identified a potential vulnerability in India captain Shubman Gill's armor as England prepares for the third Test at Lord's, commencing this Thursday.

Gill's recent form has been nothing short of sensational, accumulating 585 runs in four innings, highlighted by three centuries. England's bowling attack has struggled to contain the in-form batsman.

Speaking on his podcast, "For the Love of Cricket," with Jos Buttler, Stuart Broad remarked on Gill's dominant performance. "Shubman Gill, 269. Honestly, it looked like he could have broken Lara's record. He was just cruising. It didn’t look like anything could trouble him."

Broad acknowledged England's initial resilience but emphasized Gill's impact after settling in. "But once Gill got in, goodness me — that move to No. 4! He spent most of his career so far opening the batting, averaging around 30. Since Virat Kohli retired, he’s moved to number four and gone on to score a hundred, a big double, a big 150 — just awesome. It looks like he’s got no weaknesses at all."

Broad recalled his past encounters with Gill, noting a previous vulnerability. "You know, when he was young, when I bowled to him in India, I always felt that if I could get the right line to nip back through the gate, that was a really good option. But now, he looks like he’s really covering that line, and LBW doesn’t seem to be in play much anymore."

Buttler concurred with Broad's assessment of Gill's form but suggested a potential weakness England could target.

"The sort of hunger and determination from Gill — to score a massive double and then come out again in the second innings and make another big score — it's been impressive. And obviously, becoming captain, there was a lot of talk about his record. He’s a better player than what his record was showing, wasn’t he? And he’s certainly turned that around very quickly," Buttler stated.

He further elaborated, "You mentioned the move to number four — coming in when the ball is a little bit older, which maybe makes it a little bit easier and hides any technical deficiencies — but to be honest, he doesn’t look like he’s got any at the moment. I think the ball that nips back and tries to get him bowled is still an option. Obviously, Jofra Archer will be coming back into the side at Lord’s, I imagine — not that I’m picking the team — but he did get Shubman bowled in the IPL, nipping one back through the gate. But other than that, he’s a very correct player. India produce a lot of technically very correct players."