Former Indian spinner Murali Kartik believes Shubman Gill, who has led India in his 1st Test lacked authority during the 1st Test between England and India at Headingley. Gill did not start his Test captaincy career well, as India lost the match despite making 835 runs in the two innings. Batting last, England pursued the total of 371 to win the game by five wickets. Murali Kartik, in evaluating the leadership skills possessed by Gill after India lost, stated that the 25-year-old did not command respect as a leader since he had multiple players in his ear. He was of the view that there should have been no captains to govern in the middle, since there is one captain.
Murali Kartik’s Statement About Shubman Gill
“We can look for excuses but the problem is that we scored 835 runs, one bowler picked up five wickets and despite that India lost the game by five wickets. I felt as if there were too many captains. I could not understand that. Sometimes KL Rahul was suggesting things, Rishabh Pant was suggesting things, Shubman Gill was doing it too, who is the actual appointed captain. I could not understand these signals being made. There is one captain,” Kartik said on Cricbuzz.
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“I understand that if a senior player sees someone out of the place once or twice they make suggestions but it kept happening again and again ,which is not a good sign,” he added.
Highlights Of The 1st Test Match
The 1st Test at the Headingley, involving India and England was a thrilling match to the end. India scored 359/3 on Day 1 with Shubman Gill scoring a century and Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul getting off to a decent start. Rishabh Pant recorded twin centuries and Jasprit Bumrah took five wickets but despite that India could not defend its total of 371. Ben Duckett blasted 149 on the 5th Day after England chased down a total of 345 runs to win the 2nd highest chase on home soil. England, despite Indians having five centurions, was ahead in the five-match series 1-0.
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