For Shubman Gill to start out his Test captaincy profession on a five-match tour of England was a baptism by hearth. He got here by means of that stern problem by producing phenomenal returns with the bat and managing a 2-2 sequence draw after a riveting climax at The Oval. Comparatively, a house sequence towards West Indies was by no means going to be as demanding, however by making certain a clear sweep and enhancing his batting common, Gill has executed all that may very well be requested of him earlier than this project.
“He has already passed his toughest test as captain. That was in England, five Tests away from home in tough conditions against a quality team,” head coach Gautam Gambhir advised the media after India’s seven-wicket win on Tuesday (October 14, 2025). “I’ve told him to just be himself. No one has done him a favour by appointing him the Test or one-day captain. He deserves every bit of it. He ticks all the boxes.”
With Gill’s workload as an all-format star on the rise, Gambhir was requested whether or not the 26-year-old would wish a psychological conditioning coach to deal with the taxing schedule. The former opener, who turned 44 on Tuesday (October 14, 2025), responded in a lighter vein: “First and foremost, I need one. He’s scoring runs. He’s in good space.”
The tenor of the media interplay modified when Gambhir hit out at former chief selector Kris Srikkanth for his insinuation of Harshit Rana being a “yes-man” to the coach. “Look, it’s extremely shameful,” Gambhir stated of Srikkanth’s latest feedback on his YouTube channel. “If for running your YouTube channel, you go after a 23-year-old, it is unfair. You can target people’s performance. But if you say such things about a 23-year-old kid, it’s not nice.”
