Shubman Gill can handle the absence of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, calling pre-englands Test Captain

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Shubman Gill can handle the absence of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, calling pre-englands Test Captain

On 20 June in Headingly, Gill will lead Team India in Test cricket for the first time.

Shubman Gill is thrown at a deep end. The amount of pressure on his shoulders as India’s test captain is uncertain. Gill does not have to show only as a batsman but also as a captain. It will be difficult to seize both responsibilities. Especially when you believe that Gill has not been able to stand on expectations with the bat.

Gill has to face Gill as India’s Test Captain

It is difficult to handle in itself. But Gill’s first assignment as India’s Test Captain is visiting England, a country where India has not won since 2007. He does not have the services of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, both retired from Test cricket last month. Jasprit Bumrah will probably not be available for all five matches.

This is a difficult task. And the former England Test captain realizes this. But he believes that there is a talent to overcome all these problems in Indian cricket. Sai Reformson, Sarfaraz Khan, Karun Nair and Dhruv Jurael are ready to fill the places released by Rohit and Kohli. No one can be able to repeat what Bumrah is doing, but talent is definitely with the choice of Harshit Rana, Prasad Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammad Siraj.

“This is a new era, isn’t it? This is just that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have some big shoes to fill with retirement. This would be a big loss if Bumrah does not lead the attack in all sports. I mean, of course, he is a world class bowler, “ Gooch told the Times of India.

Is it ready for them?

But the former batsman, who is the most famous for scoring triple hundred against India in 1990, believes that Gill can handle what comes in the India vs England Test series. He has shown his ability to lead in the Indian Premier League and was made a white-ball vice-captain at the age of 24 last year.

“The pressure will be released, but some young players will have to move. And the captain, it is a great honor to captain your country, and I am sure that he (Gill) will handle it in a good way,” Gooch said.