England’s India Tour: Shubman Gill opens when Test becomes captain; It is said ‘Not even in my dreams …’. Cricket news

New Delhi: Shubman Gill, one of India’s most talented young batting stars, is set to start a new chapter as the captain of the Indian Test team. The 25 -year -old will lead the side in the upcoming England series, starting on June 20 in Leeds, a responsibility that she did not even imagine growing up. In a clear conversation with Dinesh Karthik on Sky Sports, Gill reflected what the moment means. “Honestly, I don’t think my father also dreamed of becoming India’s Test captain. And I didn’t definitely did,” he said smiling. “It was not even in my dreams to be a captain.”Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now! Gill shared that he initially kept the news under the raps, waited for his father to be official before informing him. “When that news broke, he called me. I knew a little earlier but waited until it was official. Once he came to know, we had a very warm conversation.” Punjab batsman, who made his Test debut in Melbourne in 2020, has scored 1,893 runs in 32 matches including five centuries.

Now, as India’s 37th Test captain, he steps into Rohit Sharma’s shoes, who retired from the earlier format in May. Gill also talked about his discussion with selectors, president Ajit Aggarkar and new head coach Gautam Gambhir.

He said, “They just want to express myself as a leader. That’s what he told me: no hope, they are not expecting me to do anything that I am not able to do. So in this sense, I don’t think there is no pressure or specific hope from him.” Gill’s first major test as a skipper will come under England’s challenging conditions, where India will once again look at the script history.