IND vs ENG Test: Ex-England coach makes a massive prediction about Shubman Gill – ‘Captaincy will eventually weigh him down’ | Cricket News
Team India captain Shubman Gill has amassed 722 runs— the most by an Indian batsman in a series against England—surpassing teammate Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 712 in the 2023/24 series.Captain Shubman Gill struck his fourth century of the series before unbeaten hundreds from Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar denied England a win. KL Rahul also contributed with a knock of 90.India, trailing 2-1 in the five-match series and facing a daunting 311-run first-innings deficit, batted through the final day on Sunday to take the contest to a decider at The Oval, starting Thursday.“Nobody ever doubted Shubman Gill’s talent,” said head coach Gautam Gambhir.“Those who did only know how to talk cricket but lack real understanding of the game.
Some players take time to blossom in international cricket. And no one in the dressing room is surprised by what he has done.”However, former England coach David Lloyd feels the burden of captaincy might eventually take a toll on Gill.“Shubman Gill confirmed he is going to be an absolute superstar and a new hero for India at No. 4, following in the footsteps of Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar,” Lloyd wrote in his column for the Daily Mail.
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“Like all the greats, he seems to have so much time. My only worry for him is whether the captaincy will eventually weigh him down.There is no sign of that in this series, but if you’ve got a player as good as that, why not just let him bat?”Gill had come into his first series as captain with question marks over his overseas batting record.
