Shubman Gill Test Captaincy : The India team has to play a 5 -match Test series against England under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, which is starting from June 20. Shubman Gill will be seen captaining the Test captaincy of Team India for the first time. After Rohit Sharma retired from Test cricket, the BCCI has given important responsibility to the brilliant player. While many people have criticized Shubman Gill on one hand, former player Harbhajan Singh has supported him. The thing that Harbhajan Singh has said about Gill before the Test series against England should be remembered as a lesson from every fan of Team India.
Harbhajan has full faith in Gill
In a statement to the news agency ANI, Harbhajan Singh said, ‘Every captain has the ability to pursue Legacy. Captains are not made in 1 to 2 months. You must also give some time to Shubman Gill. He will definitely captain well. We have seen him as a batsman, now as captain, he can be seen performing strongly. He is ‘Gill Saheb the Great’.
Harbhajan wishes Team India
Harbhajan Singh further said, ‘We hope that Team India should perform strong again on England soil. Best wishes to Shubman Gill and Team India. This is a youth team but a team with Dum. Shubman Gill captained Team India in the 5 match T20 series in 2024 tour of Zimbabwe. Under his captaincy, the Indian team won this series 4–1. The Indian player has so far scored 1893 runs in 32 Tests at an average of 35.05, including five centuries and seven half -centuries.
In England, he has scored 88 runs in three Tests and his highest personal score is 28 runs. Shubman Gill has not yet scored a big score in Test cricket in England but he can be seen leaving his mark in the 5 match Test series. Team India has started practice for this Test series. In this series with Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant will play the role of the vice-captain of Team India.