Shubman Gill press conference India vs England 2025 : A few hours before the commencement of the Test series against England, Team India’s young captain Shubman Gill has expressed his intentions. For the first time, Gill, who is commanding Team India in Test cricket and going directly to England, said that he and his team have not brought any kind of burden. Along with expressing his desire to become the best batsman in this series, the Indian captain also made it clear that he is ready to sacrifice the batting to win the Test.
From Friday 20 June, the first match of the 5 Test match series will be played at the Handingley Stadium in Leeds. A day before this match, on Thursday 19 June, captain Shubman Gill took part in a press conference. This was his first press conference before a series as a Test captain. However, before leaving for England, he had held a press conference in Mumbai with head coach Gautam Gambhir, but this was the first time he was talking to the media alone just before the series. During this, Gill insisted on some special things. We look at 5 such points
5 big things of Shubman Gill
- Shubman Gill said, “You cannot win a Test match without taking 20 wickets. So if we have to get down with pure bowlers, we have no problem.” That is, Gill made it clear that he is ready to sacrifice deeply in batting to take 20 wickets. It is clear that if needed, he can choose a regular bowler instead of batting all -rounder.
- On the importance of the Test series, the captain said, “SENA is much larger than winning the Test series in the country (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia). IPL is much bigger than winning. IPL comes every year and we get a chance every year but winning the Test series is above it.”
- At number 3 batting position, Gill said, “We will once again see the pitch and then decide on number-3. After Virat Bhai’s retirement, I and GG (Gautam Gambhir) interacted and decided that I will play on number-4.”
- Gill also said that he wants to prove to be the best batsman of the series. He said, “When I get down to bat, I would just like to play as a batsman and do not think about the captaincy because it can create pressure. I want to be the best batsman of this series.”
- Regarding the team’s experience, Gill said, “We will not look at the old results. Many people are saying that we are inexperienced but this means that we are not carrying any old burden (pressure of old results).”
