IND vs. Eng. 4th Test: Ex -India Cricketer Slams Critics, Captain Shubman defends Gill – ‘He will learn to work’. Cricket news

Former India cricketer Deep Dasgupta has slammed critics and defended young India captain Shubman Gill.The continuous omission of left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav has triggered an intensive debate, especially in the fourth test after Root’s record-breaking century, where he assumed Ricky Ponting to become the second biggest run-scorer in Test cricket. Root, now on 13,409 runs, trails only Sachin Tendulkar’s record tally 15,291.Veteran Sunil Gavaskar had said that Shubman Gill may have said the final in selecting the playing XI.Former England captain Nasir Hussain has slammed the Indian captain in his column for the Daily Mail. He wrote: “India’s performance is adopted by Shubman Gill mistakes.”However, Dasgupta, who is commenting for the BBC Sport, put his leg down and came in support of Gill.“Seeing the great criticism of Shubman in the media. I would say it once again – this is the most difficult task for any Indian captain in England,” he wrote on X.“And Shubman got it as a young, comparatively inexperienced squad, as his first assignment. He would learn at work.“Maybe not agree with all his calls but we need to be more patient with him.”After losing Yashsvi Jaiswal and Sai Reformson in their second innings without a single run on the board, Rahul and Gill on Saturday showed maturity and courage to deny the threat of batting collapse. The pair added a 174 -run partnership before the game shut down the game, which reduced England’s lead to 137 runs.

Rahul was unbeaten on 87, while Gill was not at 78 and would have a big task to take India to a draw.Former England batsman Jonathan Trot exposed the physical and mental endurance shown by Gill after one by day in the field.“This is where fitness – both physical and mental – not only in T20 but also in particular testing cricket. Gill scored about 50 runs before tea and then only after 28–29 in the session – it shows serious mental strength. He has the ability to score quickly when needed, but more importantly he has the mindset to bat for time and play the situation.“When he came out in the second innings – after the chaos of that first over – we saw Shubman Gill, the batsman. The moment may help clean his head. He realized that he had to bat on time and to save the game, his team, his team has to focus completely,” he said.