Shubman Gill put on high alert over 'negative impact' of Test captaincy on his batting
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Indian batter Shubman Gill has been in the form of his life ever since he took over the role of Indian Test captain from the hands of retired Rohit Sharma. The 25-year-old batter has piled up runs in the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
Shubman Gill started off the India vs England series with a stellar 147-run knock on the first day of play in the Leeds Test. He might have missed it in the second innings, but he has been phenomenal during the first innings at Birmingham.
He smashed runs off late, scoring 269 runs in the first innings, and built two crucial partnerships with India's no. 7 and no. 8, adding 376 runs for the last 5 wickets. Currently, India is bossing the second Test, as everyone has identified him as the most dynamic batter for India.
Nasser Hussain cautions Shubman Gill while balancing batting and captaincy
Former English skipper and veteran batsman Nasser Hussain has cautioned Shubman Gill over the 'negative impact' that captaincy might have on his batting form. Gill might be the leader in the runs charts; however, his debut match as captain saw the opponents chase a huge target of 371 runs.
"But obviously with him (Bumrah) missing Test matches, that's not ideal. You want continuity as your captain. Rishabh Pant would be a good option. You can see out there in the field; Rishabh last night was doing a lot of the moves," Nasser Hussain said on Sky Sports.
"And Shubman has done a good job in the IPL. The other thing is his batting. Without Kohli, without Rohit, you want to make sure it doesn't have a negative impact on his batting. Touring England, he hasn't done particularly well away from home. And if anything, so far, again, small sample size, it's had a real positive impact on his batting and coming in at four," Hussain added.
Kumar Sangakkara identifies Shubman Gill's cricketing IQ
Legendary Sri Lanka batter Kumar Sangakkara has highlighted Gill's cricketing sense, or 'cricketing IQ,' and backed him to succeed as skipper after gaining more experience.
"Gujarat has a very proud history, even though it's a short one in the IPL, a championship, a final and a playoff. So he has the cricketing IQ to really manage that," clarified Sangakkara about Gill.
"So I think Shubman, by what I've seen now in international and IPL, he has both those qualities, good emotional intelligence to manage his team, to align with the coach, set a vision for the side and really good cricketing IQ as well. And he will learn and become better as he goes along," added Kumar Sangakkara.
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Jamie Smith's run riot at Edgbaston
English wicket-keeper batsman Jamie Smith is seemingly taking the game away from India ever since his arrival at Edgbaston. Smith, who came in to bat at no. 7, quickly went on to score 84 runs at the time of writing.
Despite the fall of two back-to-back wickets, Mohammed Siraj struck twice in two balls, dismissing both Joe Root and then captain Ben Stokes, who went for a golden duck. However, Harry Brook and Jamie Smith have built a 100-run partnership between them in no time, with Smith himself nearing a stellar hundred.
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