IND vs Eng Test: ‘The deep sea was pushed into the sea, but he was a captain in the first Test of Shubman Gill to Swimming-Gautam Gambhir. Cricket news

India Test Captain Shubman Gill faced a challenging start for his leadership career as England won five wickets in the series opener in Headingley, despite India’s major position for most of the match. Head coach Gautam Gambhir praised his performance and called for patience with the young captain, especially in his first innings.India was designed for its first win in Headingley since 2002 during the day four, but each second tail-end collapse and England’s successful chase changed the tide against him.The match marked the beginning of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli without experienced players for the beginning of a new era for India, in which Gill became India’s youngest Test captain.“Look, the first Test match, of course, are veins. It is a great honor. As he has already mentioned, the test side is captaining, not many people get this opportunity, and they were unprecedented. Even more importantly, I think the way he batted in the first innings, of course, I was sure, I was sure that I was the first to behave for his nerves,”

“So, everything that takes to be a successful captain for him, we have just got to give him time. We are still very early days, and he is the first time the captain. I am sure he is going to be better. And these are difficult places for the captain. It is like pushing in the deep sea, and I am sure that he is going to come out as a proper professor.Gill demonstrated his batting skills in the first innings, with a sufficient 195-run partnership with the vice-captain Rishabh Pant. His impressive innings of 147 out of 227 balls ended when he hit the ball in deep square, while attempted to reach 150.Quiz: Who is that IPL player?In the second innings, Gill scored only 8 runs with 16 balls before bowling.India’s batting performance was influenced by KL Rahul and Pant for centuries, which helped the team reach a total of 364.Chasing a target of 371 runs, England’s victory was secured through Ben Docket’s aggressive 149 and Joe Root’s unbeaten 53, which achieves his second largest pursuit in Test cricket history.Despite the defeat, the Gambhir Gill kept supporting the leadership ability, emphasizing the need for time and patience as the young captain develops in his role.