Gill will make his captaincy debut in the upcoming Test series against England.
After Rohit Sharma’s retirement from Test cricket, Shubman Gill has been made the captain of the Indian Test team. He will start his captaincy from the upcoming Test series against England. After he was given the responsibility of the Test team, veteran cricketers supported him. Meanwhile, Shikhar Dhawan has also reacted and said, this batsman from Punjab is the perfect candidate to captain India in red ball cricket.
Shikhar Dhawan expressed confidence in Shubman Gill, saying that the young batsman did well in the IPL and has also played a lot of cricket for India.
He is the perfect candidate – Shikhar Dhawan
Dhawan said, ‘I think this is a good choice. Shubman Gill has performed well in the recent IPL. He is talented and has matured. He has been playing for the Indian team for many years. According to me, he is the perfect candidate to take over the Test captaincy. I am sure he will handle it well and lead the team. This is the new generation – Gen Z – and I believe he will do a great job. My best wishes to him.’
Apart from this, he has supported five-time champion Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025. He said that this time IPL has been very exciting. My support for the final will be with Mumbai Indians. MI is playing really well. The way they have gained momentum is fantastic. They are a strong and balanced team. Therefore, I am with Mumbai Indians.
Talking about MI, they have made it to Qualifier-2 by defeating Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans in the Eliminator. Where Hardik Pandya’s team will face Punjab Kings on June 2. The Shreyas Iyer-led team had to face defeat against RCB in Qualifier-1. Now they would like to take full advantage of their second opportunity to make it to the final of IPL 2025.
