England Eye Exploit Against In-Form Shubman Gill: Broad and Buttler Analyze India Captain's Technique Ahead of Lord's Test

Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler have pinpointed a potential vulnerability in India captain Shubman Gill's armor ahead of the crucial third Test at Lord's, commencing this Thursday.

Gill has been in sensational form, amassing 585 runs in just four innings, including three centuries. This dominant performance has left the English bowlers searching for answers.

Broad, speaking on his new podcast "For the Love of Cricket" with Buttler, acknowledged Gill's imperious form. "Shubman Gill, 269. Honestly, it looked like he could have broken Lara's record," Broad stated. "He was just cruising. It didn’t look like anything could trouble him."

He further added, "It looks like he’s got no weaknesses at all. 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 possible chink in the Indian captain's technique that England could exploit.

"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. He’s a better player than what his record was showing, wasn’t he? And he’s certainly turned that around very quickly," said Buttler.

Buttler 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."

He concluded by saying, "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."