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In his first two Tests as captain, Shubman Gill, with the help of three centuries, has amassed a total of 585 runs. Under his leadership, India also won a Test match in Birmingham.
Sachin Tendulkar praises Shubman Gill. (Picture Credit: X/@HomeOfCricket)
Legendary Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar is impressed with Shubman Gill’s batting as well as his captaincy. Gill, who was appointed as India’s 37th Test captain on May 24, 2025, made his red-ball captaincy debut against England in Leeds on June 20, 2025. In the two Tests played so far as India captain, Gill has impressed with his batting. He has hammered three centuries in four innings as India Test captain, and under his leadership, for the first time ever, India also managed to win a Test match at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
Speaking in a video shared by Star Sports on X on Thursday (July 10), when Tendulkar was asked about Gill’s batting and captaincy, he praised him and said, “He’s been good. He’s very calm and composed, and I strongly believe that how the rest of the 10 players also react to what he’s doing. Whatever decisions he’s taken, they’ve been measured decisions, well thought of. His batting is complementing that as well because if a captain is in good form, it makes a huge difference on decision making. You need to be in the right frame of mind to make those important calls.”
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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) July 10, 2025
“He’s been batting brilliantly. As an opposition, normally they look to find weak areas in your batting and your technique. At this point of time, it’s been remarkable. Whatever I’ve seen, it’s been special,” Tendulkar added.
“I’m very happy with the way we came back in the series in the second Test match after that disappointment in the first match. In the first match there were a few catches dropped, and I was brought up by my coach saying, Catches win matches,” he concluded.
In the first innings of his first Test as India captain, Gill came out to bat at No. 4 for the first time in his red-ball career and scored 147 runs. But his good show went in vain as India failed to defend the target of 371 runs and suffered a defeat by five wickets at Headingley.
In the second Test, which was played from July 2 to 6 at Edgbaston, Gill scored 269 runs from 387 balls in the first innings and 161 runs from 162 balls in the second. His total of 430 runs not only helped him break multiple batting records but also helped India hammer England by 336 runs to secure their biggest ever away Test win (in terms of runs margin).
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