Captaincy goes to Shubman Gill… but will Gambhir reconsider after what his childhood friend just said?
Shubman Gill has been appointed as the new Test captain of Team India. He has been given the reins in place of Rohit Sharma. After this decision for Gautam Gambhir and the team management, Gill's childhood friend has now given his opinion on his new responsibility.
It is said that only another friend knows the reality of a friend. Especially a friend who has been with him since childhood, played with and jumped. We are talking about one such friend of Shubman Gill, who has said about him, after which Gautam Gambhir should be happy or not, you decide for yourself. Now you must be wondering who is that friend of Shubman Gill? So he is Abhishek Sharma, who plays India just like Shubman Gill. However, Abhishek is yet to debut in red-ball cricket.
What did Abhishek say on Gill's Test captaincy?
Shubman Gill and Abhishek played together since childhood, which they also mentioned in an interview given to Star Sports. Both are also disciples of the same Guru, whose name is Yuvraj Singh. Now in such a situation, who can understand Shubman Gill better than Abhishek Sharma. So, when he was asked about Shubman Gill being given the Test captaincy to Team India, he also kept his point frankly.
Abhishek Sharma said that Gill becoming Test captain is a big deal. 'I am proud to be their captain. We played cricket together, had dreams together which are now being fulfilled'. He further said that Gill is a great player in all three formats. The command of Team India is in the right hands. 'I think he will handle the captaincy responsibility well'.
Gautam Gambhir will be happy after Abhishek's statement
It is clear from Abhishek Sharma's words that he also has full faith in Gill. After listening to his confident words, now Gautam Gambhir should also be happy that he took a strong decision. A decision that will take Indian cricket far in the coming time. India's tour of England will be the first major test of Shubman Gill's Test captaincy, which is going to start from June 20.
