‘Big Responsibility’: Shubman Gill’s first word after Team India’s Test Captain. Cricket news

New Delhi: India’s newly appointed test captain, Shubman Gill, said an opportunity to lead the national side in the red-ball format, a tremendous honor and a significant responsibility. Gill, who depicted both a opener and number 3 in India’s Test line-up, steps in the role of leadership after Rohit Sharma’s retirement from the format earlier this month. In 32 trials, Gill has scored an average of 1893 runs of 35.1, with five centuries and seven half -centuries after him.“As a young child, when anyone starts playing cricket, they want to play for India. Not only plays for India, but plays Test cricket for a very long time. It is a great honor to be able to get this opportunity and as you said, it is a big responsibility,” This is a big responsibility.On Saturday, the selectors nominated Gill as the captain for the upcoming five-observant series in England, in which Rishabh Pant appointed vice-captains. After the retirement of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, leadership infection was on the expected lines. B Sai Reformson received his first Test call-up.

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During the Squad’s announcement, chief selector Ajit Aggarkar said, “We have discussed every option in the last one year, we have seen Shubman many times. There has been a lot of response from the dressing room. Very young, but it has improved.”“We hope he is a boy. He is a terrible player, our best wishes. There is no doubt that it is going to be as difficult as it becomes, “said Agkar.Gill’s previous captaincy experience includes India, a leading 4–1 T20C series win in Zimbabwe and serving as the vice-captain in the White-Ball team that won the 2025 Champions Trophy in Dubai.

Currently, Gill is also captaining Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025, where the team sits on the points table and qualify for the playoffs. His leadership has been praised for its clarity, composition and strategic intelligence by the teammates and coaching staff of the team.Arshdeep Singh also earned a young woman Test call-up, while Karun Nair’s inclusion returned after a long absence. However, Mohammed Shami did not cut because he was deemed unfit for physically demanding seizures.