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“Decision of captaincy with India …”: England great on the appointment of Shubman Gill

Former England White-Ball captain Eoin Morgan believes that Shubman Gill is being appointed as India’s new Test captain, saying that the right-handed batsman is a natural leader who is not afraid of functioning behind various decisions. On Saturday, chief selector Ajit Agkar announced Gill’s appointment as Gill’s 37th Test captain, and his first assignment in the role will be England’s five -match tour, which will begin on June 20. Morgan shared the dressing room together for IPL 2020 and 2021 SiSon at Gilkata Knight Riders.
On Sky Sports Cricket at the England-Zimbabwe Test at Trent Bridge, Morgan said, “The decision of India is correct. I played with Gill for two sessions in Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL and he is a natural leader. He is a natural leader.
In the context of batting, India has given a comeback to Karun Nair, while B Sai is giving a call-up to Sai Reformson. But Morgan, who captained England in the 2019 ODI World Cup at home, feels that the Test tour will be baptized by fire for a new Indian Test team. When the series starts from Headingley on 20 June, Gill will also become the fifth youngest player to lead India in the Test.
“I think the top three in the batting line-up have to be Gill, Yashsvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul, but they get spoiled for choice in terms of batsmen. I make England a favorite, without doubt, home benefits and travel. It will be a difficult tour for India.”
Former captain Nasar Hussain felt that India still looks strong on the paper despite the retirement of Stalwart players Ravichandran Ashwin, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, although he said Gill said that Gill had not received a strong foreign batting record.
“Okay, I mean, nine months ago, if you put a possible squad in India, you probably there Ravichandran Ashwin, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma – Three of the three great people of Indian cricket. Well, they have all retired, and with Rohit retiring, you need a new captain.
“Shubman gets the role, he is very respected for him to be the captain of India. Jaspreet Bumrah was the vice-captain, captained in the past, but obviously they can’t play all five Test matches and their injury records, they can play for a long time. Those who can play for a long time, and they feel that Shubman Gill is a high class player.
“His record away from home is not so good at home. He is recently captaining well in the IPL. I think he is a good option, but as I said rightly, there are some names missing, and I think it is a great opportunity for England. But no mistake, it’s a strong team.
He said, “Whatever you bring to Karun Nair, for example, Test match cricket has not been played for eight years. The last time England saw him, he got a triple hundred against him and has been in the first class cricket.”
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