Shubman Gill should get more chance. (Photo-PTI)
After Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin’s retirement from Test cricket, the Indian team under the captaincy of Shubman Gill has failed in their first fire test in England. In the Leeds Test match, England defeated India by five wickets to take the lead in the series. After this defeat, people are questioning the captaincy of Shubman Gill, but former India player and commentator Ravi Shastri has defended him and has made a special request from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). He has appealed to Shubman Gill to keep the captain of Test cricket for three years i.e. 1095 days. During this time, Team India is sweating a lot on the field for the second Test match. The second Test match will be played in Birmingham from July 2.
What did Ravi Shastri say?
Shubman Gill has started his Test captaincy with defeat, but Ravi Shastri believes that victory in England is not so easy, so Gill should get a lot of opportunity. Talking to Wisdon, Ravi Shastri said that everyone including Shubman Gill knows that his work in England will not be easy. Facing England out of the house for the 5 -match series is one of the most difficult tasks.
The former team of Team India said that India has not won any Test series in England since 2007 and in the last 6 months, three legends Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin have retired from Test cricket.
Support gill
In such a situation, commentator Ravi Shastri feels that BCCI should show confidence in Gill for the next few years. He said that he has become quite matured, so he should be given a chance for three years. Whatever the result of the series against England, it will not be appropriate to change the captain. He said that of course there is batting before captaincy. If he is not able to prove his place right as a batsman, then there is no use to challenge him for captaincy.
Shubman Gill can become a good captain
The former coach of India feels that to show his class as a captain, Gill only needs to give a little support. Shastri said, “If Gill is unable to move forward, I will be disappointed. If he can learn with experience and mold himself according to the circumstances, then I think he can become a good captain”.
