Mumbai: Even questions arise on whether Shubman Gill is the correct option as India’s new Test captain, leg spin Great Anil Kumble has thrown his weight behind a 25-year-old child, saying that he is “capable” to handle the job-although he noticed that he is a bit different from the Indian team to lead a franchisee “like a Gujarat Titans”. On Saturday, India’s selection committee appointed Gill as the captain for the upcoming Fivest series in England in June-July.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!“I think the captaincy for India is slightly different from a franchise or captaincy of any state party; it comes with its responsibilities and pressures. But I am sure Shubman will find out, and I think he is capable. They (the young team of India) are all competent – you have seen the kind of cricket they play and represent the brand of cricket,”Who is that IPL player?Kumble said on Monday that during a Firecide Chat at Australia Summer of Cricket 2025-26 organized by Giystar, Cricket Australia and Australian Government.
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Former Australian captain Steve Waugh, former Australian opener Matthew Hayden, and former India opener Robin Uthappa were also in appearance. Kumble said, as a cricket fan, it would look unusual not to see the names of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and R Ashwin, which he referred to as “three pillars of Indian cricket” – when India takes the field for the first test in Leeds on 20 June.“Infection is bound to be, and is not available with three pillars of Indian cricket, it is going to separate, as fans for us – when the Indian team takes the first test and not in those three names. It’s something that I am sure that I am a dressing room habit,” Kumbal said.
India will visit Australia later this year, including three OD and five T20I for a white ball chain, which started with the first ODI on 19 October.Kumble admitted that it would not be “easy” for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, only one day playing should continue to play as they are becoming increasingly rapid.
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