As Shubman Gill’s first project as India’s Test captain turned out to be a memorable one as his staff got here from behind to attract the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, the skipper made it clear that there shouldn’t be any modifications to the longest format of the sport.
“I think Test cricket should be as it is. In my opinion, it is the most rewarding and satisfying format. You work the hardest to be able to get a win and the best thing about this format is that it always gives you a second chance, which none of the other formats give,” Gill stated on Monday (August 4, 2025) after India received the fifth and remaining Test to stage the sequence.
“So, if you keep working hard, if you keep doing the right things, there is always a second chance…” he stated.
After dropping the opening fixture in Leeds, India received the second Test in Birmingham, earlier than taking place at Lord’s within the third. However, a attract Manchester meant the sequence wasn’t over. And with a bunch of children giving it their all, India created historical past at The Oval, beating England by six wickets.
Before the sequence bought beneath means, the right-hander stated that he wouldn’t let captaincy have an effect on his batting. He stored his phrase with 754 runs within the sequence, together with a double hundred and three a whole lot.
As a frontrunner, he needed to maintain the psychological well being of the gamers and that helped him. “If you think too much about others, your own pressure goes away. You are always thinking about someone else. Even in captaincy or when I was batting, I felt that. Because, thinking about others, I didn’t feel much pressure on myself,” he stated.
“I was always thinking about what I can do for the team. How can I help a person who is feeling low? So all of these things helped me to be able to take pressure from myself…”
