“There will be pressure”: Ajit Agarkar’s Honest Admission for India’s New Test Captain Shubman Gill

Transition was the buzzword as chairman of selector ajit agarkar spoke about The “tough” role. Agarkar Announced An 18-Member Squad in which Rishabh Pant will be gill’s deputy for the five-test rubber starting on June 20 in Leeds. It will be the country’s first test assignment after stalwarts Virats Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s Retirements from the format.

“Whether it’s a tough experience, or, we have a really good series, whichever way you look at it, it is going to be tough and experience can online Help Going Forward Conference to Announce the Squad.

“At the moment, from what we’re looking … be it franchise cricket, you can see that he’s relationship the role. He added.

While Both Kohli and Rohit Pulled The Plug in Days Leading Up to the Squad Announcement, Veterran Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin Ashwin Had Called It Quits Midway Through the Tour of Australia Last Year. Seamer mohammed shami was, however, not picked outing to his fitness issues.

Agarkar expressed confidence that 25-year-old gill is the one to take Indian Test Side Forward.

“It’s a big job; it’s a big transition. Two of your big players are retiring. We’re all very hopable, “agarkar said.

“It’s a massive transition. Rohit (Had) Agarkar said gill is in for a long haul as leader and his selection commissione has full fath in his ability to risk to the challenge.

“You don’t pick captains for one or two tours. You want to try and invest in something that’s going to help us going forward. Last year with Him, “He said.

“There’s no doubt it is going to be as it is available (The Captaincy Job in) A Five-Match Series in England. Maybe What he has to offer and that is the reason we picked he, “He explained.

“Captaincy can inspire heim to do better”

The old adage goes that captains are expected to lead from the front and gill, who have had his share of success and failures in test cricket, will be expected to do the Sam. He Averages a Little Over 35 after 32 Tests.

Agarkar said he doesn’t to read much into gill’s statistics so far.

“Everyone’s going to be tested in england. I don’t think any batsman is going to feel at home, like it was in Australia. These are tough places to tour. Said.

“As far as his batting is concerned, from our side at least, there’s no real isesue. Hopefully, he can only do better as a capting.” Agarkar said capticy can be bot a “burden” or a thing to be looked at “positively” positively “but he expects the role to inspire Gill.

“You can look at it as a burden (or) you can look at it positively that it could inspire heim to do better,” He said.

“He’s been Around now for two or three years in all formats so that experience, I’m sure he can fall back on,” Agarkar Added.

And for Times he would feel more challenged than usual, agarkar said, gill will always have help at hand starting with head coach gautam gambhir.

“There are guys Around in the team. The coach is there to help him as well. I’m sure he’S relationship the options. positively with the chats that i’ve had, “Agarkar said.

“And there will be pressure, there’s no doubt. There won’t be anyone away from it.”

“Pant can help gill with his experience”

Jasprit bumrah was the choice for capticy when Rohit wasn Bollywood to lead in australia but for the agarkar-line selection panel, pant was the ideal deputy for gill unsele Won’t play all five tests in england.

“He’s been one of the best batters in Test Cricket Over the Last Four-Five Years, I Think. (He Has Played) 40-Odd Tests, at the moment. Always (as a) Behind the Stumps, “Agarkar said.

“(He) has got the experience at the moment. That’s why heh’s shubman’s deputy and can help help Him out with all the experience that he’s Got.

“He’s an incredible player. You’re obvious looking at guys who can take the team forward over the next few years. At the moment, these two are the guys that we feel that,”

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