Shubman Gill Test captaincy England 2025 : The atmosphere of Test cricket in England was ready with the World Test Championship final. Now the heat in this atmosphere is going to increase because the Test series of India and England is starting from June 20 in Leeds. With this, Team India will start its campaign in the new cycle of the World Test Championship. But this series is also important because the first examination of the new captain Shubman Gill is on such a difficult tour. In such a situation, they will have the most eye on them. But the truth is that Gill cannot be trusted much and there are two important reasons.
Team India is landing in this series without two biggest batsmen like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. In such a situation, this tour of England, which is already difficult, has become even more difficult for the new captain, coach and some new/inexperienced players. Now in such circumstances, the team will look at its captain to set an example in front of everyone by performing strongly, but Gill will really be able to do so, it seems less expected.
These figures do not give trust
Why are you saying this now? There are 2 important reasons for this. First- Gill’s record outside India. Shubman Gill has played a total of 32 Test matches so far, with 1893 runs at an average of just 35. These figures are nothing special in itself. They are worse abroad. Outside India, Gill has played 15 Tests, in which he has been able to score only 716 runs at a minor average of 27.53. But if you talk outside Asia, then the situation deteriorates.
Gill has played 13 Tests in Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, South Africa and England and has been able to score 559 runs at an average of 25. In this, only 5 half -centuries have been scored from his bat. The matter does not end only here. The new Indian captain has played 3 Test matches on England’s land, out of which only 1 was against England. In these 3 Tests, Gill has been able to score only 88 runs, of which the biggest score is 28 runs.
How will captain Gill deal with this weakness?
Apparently these figures do not present a good picture of captain Shubman Gill and will not raise much hope among the fans. But why are their figures so bad? The reason behind this is the second reason for not trusting Gill. This is the technique of Gill. In his entire Test career, Gill has been seen to be troubled by a kind of ball continuously and this is- Inswinger.
From Australia to South Africa, England and even India, it has often been seen. In an attempt to defend or flick the ball coming inside the fast bowlers, Gill has been seen struggling on most occasions and due to this they often become bold. Given the kind of swing fast bowlers in England, if the Indian captain has not repaired his weakness in so many days, then the coming weeks are set to overshadow.
