The former Indian cricket turned the commentator Sanjay Manjrekar compared the captain style of SHUBMAN GILLA with Virat Kohli, after the defeat of India in the first test against England in Headingley, Leeds. England defeated India with five goals in the opening of the series by chasing a huge score of 371 per day 5 test.
As a result Gill became the sixth Indian captain of the test that began with the loss of captain. After the loss of India, several experts called Gill for his defensive captain, when he had a man indicating the limit from the beginning of the English shifts.
Recently, Sanjay Manjrekar also shared his views on Captain Gill’s debut and said he was too defensive.
“The overcast conditions, I know that the ball did not do too much, but they overtaken the English approach and had too much defensive fields. I hate the Virt Kohli as a comparison, because it is unfair to a young man, but in this situation you can imagine Virt Kohli,” Manjrekar said at Star Sports.
In addition, Manjrekar also said how Kohli would do things if he was a captain in Leeds and said the former Indian captain would go to the goals.
“Whether they get goals or not, Kohli would show the opposition that they are trying to get them out. Gill is not such a personality, not even the kind of captain.
On the personal queue, Gill began his captain’s tenure by silencing his critics for the amazing 147 shift in the first shifts and became only the fifth captain of India, who recorded the Captain’s debut. Meantime, After losing the first test, Gill as the main task that sills its men at hand And prepare them for the second test, set to the beginning of July 2 in Edgbaston in Birmingham.
India has never won the test match at the venue after she lost seven out of eight matches. The Stubman Gill-Cled Party will be against history because it is trying to balance the series in the upcoming meeting.
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Published:
Rishabh beniwal
Published on:
29. June 2025
