India, Sept. 13 -- Former India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel explained what factors are helping Shubman Gill bat with greater freedom for the national team compared to his approach in the IPL with Gujarat Titans. Shubman, who leads GT in the IPL, takes his time to build his innings there before going all guns blazing. He usually plays the anchor role, but on his return to the T20I side, he showed aggressive signs right from the start in the Asia Cup clash against the UAE.

The stylish batter scored an unbeaten 22 runs off 9 balls at a strike rate of 222.22 in a mere 58-run chase.

He opened the account with a drive for a boundary to make his intentions clear, and he also sealed the win for India inside the powerplay with another four.

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