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Indian opener Shubman Gill said that a win against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final is important as it will put the team in good shape ahead of the World Cup starting next month. Gill said that winning the Asia Cup will give the team confidence. “It’s very important for us to win the Asia Cup final because we have to make a habit of winning,” he told a press conference after the Super Four match against Bangladesh on Friday night. It is important to get in form at the right time and gain momentum at the right time.
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Gill continued, ‘It’s important to keep the winning streak going as losing a match or two can add to the pressure. A title win here will keep our momentum going and boost our confidence ahead of the World Cup.
India lost the match by six runs on Friday with Gill scoring a century. “I don’t think we’ve lost any momentum,” he said. I think we let Bangladesh’s lower order batsmen score 10-15 extra runs. But apart from that we played good cricket. But these things keep happening on wickets like this. I hope we learn from these things here and take advantage of them in the Asia Cup final and the World Cup.
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He said that the Sri Lankan team is playing good cricket and India will have to show their best game to beat them in the final. Gill said, ‘I think he is in great form. The way they won the last match against Pakistan, it was great to see. We have to give 100 percent to beat them. We have to do our best.
He also said that playing on slower pitches in the Asia Cup ahead of the World Cup would stand India in good stead.
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Gill said, ‘This is good practice for the batsmen and bowlers as we usually play on such pitches in India. Playing under pressure on such wickets against good teams will definitely help us in the World Cup.