India batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, on Tuesday, shared his verdict on Shubman Gill’s captaincy throughout the lately concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, the place India held England to a 2-2 draw within the gruelling five-match sequence. It was Gill’s first project as India’s Take a look at captain, following Rohit Sharma’s retirement from the format in Could, simply weeks earlier than the squad was introduced for the tour.
Talking in a video on Reddit, the place he analysed numerous facets of the sequence, Tendulkar mentioned that whereas the consequence might have gone in a different way, he felt Gill did nicely in his debut captaincy stint.
“All in all, a implausible consequence. 2-2, issues might’ve been totally different, however there aren’t any ifs and buts in cricket,” mentioned Tendulkar.
The previous India batter additionally highlighted how Gill continuously looked for concepts, tweaking his plans every time England constructed a stable partnership. He famous that Gill remained calm and composed beneath stress.
“Captaincy has loads to do with how the bowlers are bowling, how disciplined they’re and the way lengthy they’ll stick with their plans,” mentioned Tendulkar. “Typically what occurs is that if issues should not going the bowlers’ method, they begin experimenting. That’s when the captain feels that the fielders he has on the bottom is just not sufficient, he wants extra, as a result of runs shall be coming from in all places.
“He nonetheless appeared calm and composed, however when partnerships occur, it turns into troublesome for any captain, and the precedence turns into to dry their runs.”
Total, Tendulkar was impressed with how Gill silenced Bazball all through the sequence and denied them a win at residence.
“Total I felt he managed the workforce nicely. There have been areas issues might’ve been totally different however, everybody has their opinion. This was his first sequence and presumably towards essentially the most attacking aspect in Take a look at cricket. I do not suppose every other workforce bats the best way this England aspect does,” he mentioned.
Tendulkar additionally analysed Gill the batter, who went on to attain 754 runs in 10 innings throughout the sequence – essentially the most by an Indian captain in a single Take a look at sequence in historical past and the second-most after Don Bradman’s 801 towards Australia at residence in 1937.
“Shubman batted brilliantly all through the sequence, he appeared calm and composed, organised,” mentioned Tendulkar. “In terms of high quality batting, you have to have a transparent head and a recreation plan. And he was extemely constant so far as his thought course of is worried as a result of it displays in your footwork. In case you are not clear in your head, your physique would not reply accordingly. His physique responded brilliantly, he appeared a lot management he had a lot time to play the ball.
“There was precision in his footwork. A very powerful factor that I seen was the respect to an excellent ball. The place the tendency generally is to push the ball in your entrance foot even when the ball is just not close to your foot, he was capable of defend there. And persistently defend nicely on entrance foot. His means to go away was superb. Total, shot choice was very, superb and exact.”
