
The moment Shaubman Gill took over as the captain of the Indian test team, he was controlled. Now, if you are watching social media and you are a fans of memes, then you would see how the 25 -year -old man was trolls and consistently compared to the Virt Kohli, Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni. India is cricket mad and want their new captain to be a certain character.
Many believed that Gill did not look particularly impressive in terms of aura or owned an X-Factor as the captain of the test team. He did not seem to have the intensity and aggression of Kohli, nor the relaxed, occasional style of Rohit during his work. To add it all, Gill was handed over no. This was an important role where expectations ran high: not only 30 or 40 years, but hundreds were required.
Gill then made a simple statement:
“If I want to go out and a bat, I want to play like a dough and don’t think of a captain who can put pressure on me. I want to be the best body in the series.”
So it was firmly focused on it. And then he got out of the bat under indifferent and complex English conditions – fitness that chased many giants. But what followed was just brilliant.
Make the main job
Gill has always believed that his primary responsibility is the dough. When he fired out there – and during his time in England there was always a vocal of abandoning the captain’s baggage in the dressing room. The Indian captain had a series of lifelongs and broke more records by scoring 754 runs in five tests, including four centuries.
It all began in the first first test, in the first shifts, because he showed that he was always the heir Kohli as new No. 4. He also closed all the critics who questioned his test numbers.
“Every hundred I scored had a different meaning. In Leeds I was under pressure after I couldn’t perform in this format.”
“The double century and the second shift of one hundred in Birmingham helped seal this match. And the one in Manchester to save this game from this situation was strange. Each of them has a story, and each means a lot to me,” Gill said.
And all of these hundreds did not go in vain because the series was discarded-A 25-year-old series of the series was named the Indian player of the series.
Gill and his way of captain
It was a gill dough that made its primary role. But what about Gill, Captain?
The first test saw how he was criticized for being defensive, and many wanted fire and masala. They expected to be in the face of the opponent, spit fire, trying to rattle with words. A certain king of Indian cricket did it as a captain – and after one loss everyone expected it.
But from the second test, preventing several days in Manchester, Gill has included its units well and never let England out of sight. Despite the limited availability of Jasprit Bumrah in the series, Gill was constantly put to bring the Kuldeep Yadav to bring to the lineup as an attacking option. Gill, however, belongs to the thought school that defense is the best form of attack.
Even in oval 5. The day Gill was satisfied with the fact that England had taken singles, with Fielders effectively guarded the border.
“When the single was required from the last ball, he didn’t change his strategy. He still had a field on the field. Ajay Jadeja said when he analyzed Captain Shaubman Gill.
Not give up
When you are an Indian captain, noise is something that will follow-if you don’t have the most modern headphones to block it. Each individual press conference saw that Indian team management and captain asked Yadav Kuldeep and why wasn’t chosen.
But Gill never gave up external noise and stuck to his weapons – something that earned praise from Irfan Pathan.
“This Indian team does not give up the attention of external noise. External noise asks them to play Kuldeep Yadava from the first test to the fifth test. India did not play it. What they wanted was to increase the depth of firing.
Don’t even confuse it for excessive defense. Gill knows when to amplify it if necessary. If you are unsure, ask Zak Crawley.
Even Gill knows that he has room for improvement. So far, the Indian captain is based on its laurels and is ready to make the necessary changes.
“I have a greater clarity where I personally need to work as a captain. There will always be opinions on the view. The important thing is that at that moment I want to make the most likely decision,” Gill said.
Looking back at the series, it was all about India’s pressure on the young man and hopes to appear as a diamond. The jewel is still a bit rough around the edges, but with a little polishing SHUBMAN GILL in the coming years will certainly become one of the main men for Indian cricket.
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Published on:
August 5, 2025
Tune