Despite losing his first game as a captain, Gill has already caused a strong impression with the bat.
The former captain of Sri Lankka, Kumar Sangakkara, has backed Shubman Gill as a strong leader, praising both his Cricket mind and his emotional maturity. Sangakkara, who is also director of Cricket in Rajasthan Royals, said how Gill showed quiet signs of leadership even during his time with Gujarat Titans in India Premier League (IPL).
The 25 -year -old assumed the position of Indian test captain after Rohit Sharma withdrew from the format in May. Despite losing his first game as a captain, Gill has already caused a strong impression with the bat, scoring consecutive centuries in his first two tests as a pattern.
Kumar Sangakkara accredits Shubman Gill for keeping calm in the middle of the Gujarat uncertainty auction
Speaking in Sky Sports Crickt, Sangakkara highlighted the role Gill played by establishing the Gujarat Titans wardrobe after the departure of Hardik Pandya. He said that when Pandya left the franchise and followed an important auction, there was some uncertainty in the camp. But Gill, along with the support of Crickt Vikram Soanki’s director and coach Ashish Nehra, helped maintain the stable environment. Sangakkara said that despite being a relatively young franchise, Gujarat had already built a proud legacy, having reached a final, won a title and arrived at the playoffs. The management of expectations in this configuration required maturity, something Gill delivered.
“I think that one of the things that has really managed to calm an atmosphere with the support of Vikram Soanki as director of Cricket and Ashish Nehra as coach. There was a bit of agitation when Hardik Pandya left, then they had the great auction and Gujarat [Titans] He has a very proud story, although it is short in the IPL. The championship, the final and the playoffs, ”Sangakkara said.
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In addition, he added that Gill has the intelligence of Cricket to read the game well, which is crucial for any captain. However, Sangakkara emphasized that emotional intelligence is equally important, especially in Cricket, where a captain has to deal with a combination of personalities and pressure situations. He explained that in the IPL teams, the costumes includes players from different origins and countries, while in the International Cricket, a captain has to handle high quality talent consistently. According to him, Gill has demonstrated the ability to align with the coach, establish a clear vision for the team and manage people well, all the signs of a promising leader.
“He has the intellectual coefficient of Crick to handle that really. But that is just a part of his thought when he is naming a captain because emotional intelligence is so important because it is a crucial decision. Slightly different in the IPL because he has a complete host of very different and international background players, which, when he is capitizing of an international side, has a premium ability in his time.
The new Shubman Gill pattern offers consecutive centuries
Although India lost the first test under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, the new pattern had an immediate impact with the bat. His 147 in the first tickets helped India publish a large total of 471. In the second test, it was even better, scoring an impressive 269, the highest score of an Indian test captain, exceeding the previous record of Virat Kohli.
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