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Train Australia Captain Ricky Ponting has shared His Thoughts on Shubman Gill Being Appointed As the Team India Test Captain Ahead of the England Tour. The Form Cricketer Stated That Gill’s Appointment As Test Captain Ahead of Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant was the right and practical decision.
Shubman Gill’s Appointment Surprised Many, As He was dropped from Two Matches During India’s Last Test Series in Australia. He has Struggled to Maintain Consist Form in Test Cricket. The Young Batter Affresses Just Over 35 across 32 tests, with His Average Falling Below 30 in Overseas Matches.
It’s the right move – Ricky Ponting on Shubman Gill’s AS India Test Captain
Ricky Ponting Backed Shubman Gill’s Appointment As India’s New Test Captain Over Senior Players Like Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant. Ponting Said that gill has the potential to success in the role. He added that bumrah’s recent Injury Struggles Make Him A LESS Reliable Option for Captaincy.
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“I Actually Think’s the right Move. I Know There’s a lot of other people out there, PUNDITS OUT THERE SAYING THET UNDERSTAND WHY IT WASN’T BUMRAH AND WHY THEY HAVE GONE TO SHUBMAN, But I THINK IT’S PRETTY PRETTY PRETTY PRETTY SIMPLE.
“Bumrah’s Injuries Are Holding Him Back A Bit in the Last Couple of Years and You Don Want That With A Captain. You can have a Captain Coming in and missing games here and there, so I think it’s i theink it’s the right decision,” he added.
Ricky Ponting Urges Team India to Give Shubman Gill A Good Crack
Ricky Ponting Said that Shubman Gill Should be Given Enough time to proven Himself. PONTING ALSO Said That the Captain SHOULD Perform with the BAT, Adding that gill is ready to successful as a long-term test captain.
“Now that they are made it, it’s one they’ve to stick with and give him a good crack at it for, for a long period of time,” ponting stat.
“Even just look back at the way he’s handled this current gt (Gujarat titans) Team Through This Ipl, I Think Leadership Sits Really Well with Him,” He continued.
“And the important thing for me with leadership as well as if you are a batter and you’re a captain, you have to be scoring runs. And shubman is Doing that in iPl and i think the timing is right and i think you’ll have a good captain wholl make a lot of test runget.”
England-India Test Series Set to Begin on June 20
India are set to face England in the Five-Match Series from June 20 to August 4. Notably, It will be India’s First Assignment in the 2025–27 World Test Championship Cycle. The Hosts Secured A 4-1 Victory Earlier in 2024 when these teams last put in india.
India Will Be Hoping to Secure A Test Series Win In England. It’s Worth Note that they last secured a test series Victory in England in 2007. They Took A 2-1 Lead Before England Won the Restedledled Final Test in 2022 to Draw the Series 2-2.
The England Leg of the Series has been renamed the tendulkar-Anderson Trophy to Honor Indian Legend Sachin Tentulkar and England Pace Icon James Anderson. Tendulkar Retired in 2013 with 15,921 Test Runs, While Anderson Ended His Career in 2024 With 704 Wickets.
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