Shubman Gill Has Met Coach Gautam Gambhir, Becoming Captain Is Certain
It is almost certain that Shubman Gill will become the Test captain. This news is now confirmed. Shubman Gill has also met head coach Gautam Gambhir last 'weekend'. According to sources, the meeting between Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill lasted for three to four hours. A meeting of three to four hours is not an informal meeting.That is, the agenda of a meeting of this duration is decided in advance.
According to sources, in this meeting, Gill and Gambhir discussed the developments in Indian cricket and future plans.
Now the Indian selectors have decided to give the command of the Test team to Shubman Gill. Its formal announcement will also be made soon.
Shubman Gill Met Coach Gautam Gambhir
Even before this meeting, the retirement of Indian team captain Rohit Sharma had been announced. That is, it was decided that the Indian team is looking for a new Test captain at the earliest. After this, Virat Kohli also retired from Test cricket on the morning of 12 May. Shubman Gill's meeting with Gautam Gambhir means that now the formal announcement is awaited.
Shubman Gill does not have captaincy experience in Tests and ODIs so far. But he has captained India in a T20 series.
Apart from this, he was also made the vice-captain.
IPL performance goes in favor of Gill
Many things go in favor of Shubman Gill. He was made the captain of Gujarat Titans in IPL last year. Hardik Pandya was given the captaincy of Mumbai Indians and after that Gujarat needed a new captain. Gill was around 24 years old at that time. But he was given this responsibility.
This investment was made by the Gujarat franchise but the Indian team was to get its return. This was a good decision to understand Gill's leadership skills. Under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, the Gujarat team won the 2022 title. In 2023 also the team had reached the final. Many other things go in favor of Gill
Indian team is looking for a new Test captain at the earliest
Gill has been a regular part of the Indian team for the last 5 years. He has been playing continuously since he was selected in the team in December 2020. Gill is only 25 years old right now. It is clear that his career will run smoothly for the next decade. Gill has scored 5 Test centuries in the last 5 years.
Apart from this, he has 8 centuries in ODI format and 1 century in T20. Gill's claim for captaincy could have been challenged by KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah. But there are some things with both of them that make Gill anyone's choice.
Summary
KL Rahul is 33 years old, which means he will hardly play for 4-5 more years. In such a situation, he cannot be made a 'long term' captain. Bumrah's problem is his fitness. He could not bowl in the second innings of the last Test match in the Australia tour. After this he could not play the Champions Trophy either.
He also had to miss the initial matches of IPL. It is already being said about the five-Test match series in England that he will have to rest for one or two matches in between. Overall, it is a matter of workload management with Bumrah.
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