The Indian skipper, Shubman Gill, was praised by a lot of cricket experts after his great performance against England in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. He applauded because of his batting skills and more as a leader. Gills captaincy drew the series by 2-2 and his individual score in the whole contest was 754 runs.
The legendary cricketer shared something about Gill. All in all, a fantastic result. 2-2, things couldve been different, but there are no ifs and buts in cricket, Tendulkar said.
Captaincy has a lot to do with how the bowlers are bowling, how disciplined they are, and how long they can persist with their plans, Tendulkar further added. Sometimes what happens is that if things are not going the bowlers way, they start experimenting. That is when the captain feels that the fielders he has on the ground are not enough, he needs more, because runs will be coming from everywhere . he added.
He still looked calm and composed, but when partnerships happen, it becomes difficult for any captain, and the priority becomes to dry their runs .
Sachin feels there were some where Gills decisions lacked that couldve been different. However, the approach of the team and creative ideas impressed him.
Overall I felt he controlled the team well. There were areas, things couldve been different but, everyone has their opinion. This was his first series and possibly against the most attacking side in Test cricket. I dont think any other team bats the way this England side does ,
Sachin said Shubman batted brilliantly throughout the series, he looked calm and composed, organised ,.
When it comes to quality batting, youve got to have a clear head and a game plan. And he was extemely consistent as far as his thought process is concerned because it reflects on your footwork. If you are not clear in your head, your body doesnt respond accordingly. His body responded brilliantly, he looked so much control he had so much time to play the ball . he added.
He ended up with There was precision in his footwork. The most important thing that I noticed was the respect to a good ball. Where the tendency sometimes is to push the ball on your front foot even if the ball is not near your foot, he was able to defend there. And consistently defend well on front foot. His ability to leave was very good. Overall, shot selection was very, very good and precise.