Ex-cricketer backs Shubman Gill for Test captaincy, citing his leadership skills: he shows great potential.

The BCCI has announced the Indian team for the Test series against England. The command of this Test team has been handed over to Shubman Gill. After Rohit Sharma’s retirement, he will now take over the captaincy of the Test team. Earlier, former cricketer and former selector Saba Karim supported Shubman Gill as an ideal candidate to handle the captaincy. However, he believes that choosing Gill can be both forward thinking and risk.

On Jio Hotstar on Follow the Blues- ‘Saba Karim said that he sees leadership capacity in a 25-year-old player who has already started taking responsibility in white ball format. Shubman Gill is currently acting as the vice-captain in ODIs and T20I and led India during the T20 series in Zimbabwe in 2024. ‘

I will go with Shubman Gill- Saba Karim

He said, ‘You have Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant. And in view the new WTC cycle will start further, I will go with a young, talented leader- Shubman Gill. However, he is yet to install himself completely at the test level. ‘

However, the former wicketkeeper also said that Gill is still trying to confirm his place in the Test team. Let us know that Gill played 32 matches and scored 1893 runs with five centuries.

In the IPL, Shubman Gill is captaining the Gujarat Titans, in which the glimpse of his captaincy style can be clearly seen. Now it remains to be seen whether his experience turns into the role of India’s Test captain or not.

India’s Test Squad for England tour

Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Vice -captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishwar, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rabindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurlel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj Siraj, Akash Deep, Akash Deep, Kulpadeep Yadav