He has played more balls than we have. the Shubman Gill’s Self-Referential Humor Will Have You Splitting Up Laughing

With the help of Yashasvi Jaiswal’s outstanding 171 and Ravichandran Ashwin’s 12-wicket haul, India defeated West Indies in the first Test in three days. Yashasvi Jaiswal received the player of the match award for the first time.

The visitors breezed over a much inferior, defeated foe that didn’t make it to the 2018 ODI World Cup after the World Test Championship final disaster against Australia.

Senior batsmen like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma scored runs in India’s first innings run-fest of 421.5, while batsmen like Shubman Gill and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane did not.

Rahane died after attempting to play on the rise against pacer Kemar Roach, while Gill edged Jomel Warrican to slip-fielder Alick Ahanaze for six off 11 balls.

After overcoming a 271 run deficit in the first innings, West Indies collapsed in the second innings like a house of cards. At 108 for 9, the hosts were in trouble when No. 11 hitter Warrican approached the crease. Despite being ranked No. 11, he continued to play flashy strokes like sweeps and reverse sweeps. When he attempted to play over the line against Ashwin, his overly ambitious innings of a run-a-ball 18 came to an end. He was ruled to be LBW after missing the line.

While watching the tailender play, Gill and gloveman Ishan Kishan enjoyed a humorous moment despite Gill’s wasted chance with the bat. The top batsman noted in a modest manner that Rahane and the no. 11 had outlasted them both at the crease: “Humse zyada ballein khel gaya yaar… “Ajju bhai, humse zyada ballein khel gaya ye” (He played more balls than we did… He has played more balls than us, Ajju-bhai.