Shubman Gill: The Indian cricket team is ready for a bang of the Test series in England. Captain Shubman Gill met the media, a day before the first match of the series to be held in Leeds. He answered many questions. During this, he retained suspense about playing-11. At the same time, Gill told that he spoke to Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who retired from Test cricket during the IPL and came to know the experience of playing in England. Apart from all this, Gill expressed his wish that he wants to emerge as the best batsman of this Test series. What Team India’s new captain Gill said, let’s know …

Dreaming to captain India

Addressing the media, the new Test captain Shubman Gill told about his mindset and the team’s approach. He called the captaincy of the Test ‘the biggest honor to anyone’ and said that it is the dream of every cricketer to captain India. He said, ‘To captain the country is the biggest honor to anyone.’ Gill also said that he is ready for this role.

Talk to Rohit-Virat during IPL

After Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retired from Test cricket earlier this year, a new phase of Indian cricket is starting. Gill revealed that he had spoken to both these veteran players during the IPL and got valuable advice. He said, ‘I met both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the IPL and shared their experiences of England. I spoke to him during the IPL.

What about playing-11?

25-year-old Gill confirmed that he would bat on Virat Kohli’s batting position i.e. number-4. He revealed, “After Virat Bhai retired, I and Gautam Gambhir Bhai had discussed about batting on this number.” On playing XI and Combination for the first Test, Gill said that the team has kept the options open.

When asked about India’s mindset in this WTC cycle, Gill said, ‘You will have to wait till August to see what kind of game we will play. However, Gill did not hide his personal ambitions while seeing the England series. He confidently said, ‘I want to be the best batsman in the series. I am eyeing this.