Shubman Gill has been named India’s newest Test captain. The forthcoming series against England, in which Gill’s team will play the Three Lions in a five-match series beginning on June 20, will be the first test for the recently chosen captain. Gill, the captain of the Gujarat Titans, a well-known team in the Indian Premier League and a former T20 skipper, has talked about the contrast between winning a Test series abroad and the thrill of winning an IPL season.
Gill spoke in a press conference on the eve of the first Test, where media members threw beamers at him before he faced some of the players. However, Gill handled the questioning brilliantly and stated that, in his view, defeating some of the best teams in international cricket on the road is far more important than winning an IPL series.
“Captain, may I ask you,if you imagine winning five test series in England and imagine winning the IPL, which one seems more magnificent to you?” a reporter questioned Gill.
“Definitely the test series, in my opinion. You know, you don’t get many opportunities as a captain to be able to come to England, maybe two, if you are the best of your generation, maybe three. So, and IPL comes every year and you get to go have a crack at it every year. So, in my opinion, winning a test series in England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa are bigger.”
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Shubman Gill to bat at No. 4
Shubman Gill has declared that he will be the Indian team’s new No. 4 batter in the red-ball format going ahead, following the retirement of great batsman Virat Kohli. He claimed that after having a serious discussion with head coach Gautam Gambhir, he made this important decision. Rishabh Pant, Gill’s new deputy and outstanding wicketkeeper-batter, will continue to bat at No. 5, his previous position. Although there is still plenty to learn about the hitters positioned third and sixth in the batting order, this information will soon be made public.
India squad for 1st Test vs England: Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (WK & VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Abhimanyu Easwaran, B Sai Sudharsan, Karun Nair, Dhurv Jurel (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, and Harshit Rana
