The young Indian cricket team led by Shubman Gill will be facing England in the Test series without two of its most iconic batters, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Both Kohli and Rohit recently retired from Test cricket, leaving a massive gap in India’s batting lineup.
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Monty Panesar was quoted as saying by ANI, “England will benefit from the fact that Virat and Rohit are not playing. Their experience could have been used for India. But they are inexperienced. What happens with inexperience? ... How will India play against England? We know how England can play. It's possible that India will collapse.”
Shubman Gill will be a good captain: Monty Panesar
Panesar signed off by saying, “I think Shubman Gill will be a good captain.” He will bat well with responsibility. I think he will bat well with responsibility.”
Shubman Gill's IPL record as captain and Test numbers
Gill recently led the Gujarat Titans to the IPL 2025 playoffs and has already shown he can handle pressure in white-ball cricket. As a GT captain in the IPL, the right-handed batter has won 14 of his 27 matches. In fact, Gill’s performance has improved ever since taking over as the Titans captain, scoring 426 runs in 2024 and 650 runs in 2025.
However, Test cricket presents a different kind of challenge, but he has the ability to thrive. Gill has scored 1893 runs from 59 innings in the longest format of the game, with five centuries and seven fifties to his name. But his overseas record remains a concern, averaging just 29.50. Even Gill has struggled in England, scoring only 88 runs in six innings at an average of 14.66.
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