When the captain of the Indian test team became SHUBMAN GILL, there were many doubts. Some felt that his place in the Indian team was still under the scanner, because the 26 -year -old player continued to show glitches of brilliance, but the big spark was missing.
Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and many other legends had it in a test cricket during their time, but Gill seemed to lack a career -changing career. In 2021 he had 478 runs out of nine matches with an average of 29.87. The following year it was 178 runs out of three matches, which included 110. During 2023, six games, scored 258 runs, and 2024 saw him accumulating 866 runs in 12 games with three hundred and three fifties.
SHUBMAN GILL was again the best in the Delhi test. (PTI photos)
The chart was on the rise, but people felt that the call to replace Rohit Sharma as a captain and becoming an heir to Kohli on No. 4 was too early. But there is some magic about the captain, thanks to which players go to the next level.
The best example was Virat Kohli. Not only did he become a running machine, but he could change the thinking of the Indian team with his style of play. And the runs flowed when the star dough scored 5,864 runs out of 68 matches on average 54.80.
And it seems that the same magic of captain works on Gill. Gill put a partnership with Jaiswal, Nitish and then Jurel. (AFP Photos)
No Captain’s pressure
Take, for example, the year 2025. Gill scored 966 runs, It already makes your best year with bat. This includes five hundred, most of the captain of any player in the first year. It looks like Gill is like one of those bodybuilders in your gym: you can try to download squat when 10 kg is added, but then you see that there is a fool in the gym, headphones that show no problem with another weight and perfectly perform squat.
Gill’s first task was the baptism of fire against Bazballing England in difficult conditions. He replied with a record 754 runs, which included one hundred and three centuries. One hundred in the Delhi test has now built Gill on the upper part of the chart of cross-country centers for the WTC 2025-27 cycle with its name 933.
All of this came after one of the most examined captains in the international cricket. Gautam Gambhir revealed that his message Gill was clear: you go to the deep end – either drowning or swimming.
“By collecting a 25 -year -old man who captain on the test side, I very clearly told him one thing:” We plunged you into the Deep Sea. From here there are only two paths-you can drown or become a world-class swimmer. “For me, the 750 runs in England doesn’t matter how a 25 -year -old man dealt with the captain in his first test series, a team and pressure,” Gambhir said.
And the handling pressure was Gill a strong suit during his career. First as a U19 feeling, then he became the prince of the Indian cricket and now a captain. This was the feature Anil Kumble was in amazement. He said that Captain India was never easy, but the peace and quiet he managed to do with was exceptional.
“Captain India is never easy. It is not just a decision to decide in the field, but also to deal with several duties, and SHUBMAN did exceptionally well. He was excellent on the pitch and was a great calm on the pitch.
Disbargings from the captain
“When I’m out there, I want to play like a dough.”
That was something Gill said after one of the IPL matches and noted how he first thinks as a dough and a captain later. If you look at any Indian captain’s shifts this year, you can see that his intention was to ensure that his team gained an advantage or achieve security.
During the Manchester Test, where India stared at defeat, Gill Score 103 saw the party and kept the party in the series. Daren Ganga pointed out in his analysis that a 26 -year -old player would enter work to ensure that Captain Gill and Gill dough were two separate entities.
“IT Defintes Him As A Player – HIS QUALITY, Temperament, and Ability to Make His Starts Counts Count. Interferre with the other and is reaping the rewards. Gill’s bowling calls also harvested fruit in the Delhi test. (AFP Photos)
The stamps at the moment show that we could see another kohli-esque era for the dough, which was called the heir to the apparent king. The ecstatic Jadeja said that Gill had improved as a dough after the captain and appreciated the current generation for taking responsibility.
“Given that (Gill) took over the captain, his launch average became very good and the consistency helps the team,” said Vice -president Ravindra Jadeja after the 2nd day. “But the thing about this young generation is how they take responsibility.”
And leading this young generation is Gill. There is nothing flashy about his work. He has a class on his shoulders, elegance and a mature head that does not avoid responsibility.
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Published:
Debodinna Chakracorty
Published on:
October 12, 2025
