Delhi: Indian star batsman Shubman Gill has recently been made the new captain of India’s Test team. After Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retired from Test cricket, now Gill has been given this responsibility. At the same time, wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has been made vice-captains. The Indian team is now going to play a five -match Test series against England.

Abhishek Sharma praised Shubman

Abhishek Sharma, who has been praised by Gill’s childhood partner and playing in junior cricket for Punjab, has praised his friend fiercely. In a conversation with Star Sports, Abhishek said that he is very proud to see Gill becoming India’s Test captain.

Abhishek said, “If I look at his career, I remember the days when we used to play for the under-14 and under-16 teams. Since then the journey is very big. It is a big thing for any player to become a Test captain of India. I am proud of him.”

He further said, “We have played with junior cricket. He is one of the best players of India in all three formats and will also take responsibility for captaincy. I am sure that he will do a great job for Team India and also as a captain.”

Gill and Abhishek have played together

Gill and Abhishek have played cricket together for Punjab at the junior level. The two were also together in the 2020 Under-19 World Cup, where India won the title by defeating Australia. In that tournament, Shubman Gill was the highest run batsman in India and his average was more than 100.

Shubman Gill has scored 1893 runs in 32 Tests so far. His average has been 35.05, including 5 centuries and 7 half -centuries. Of these, he has played 13 Tests on foreign land in which he has scored 649 runs. His only century came against Bangladesh abroad.

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