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Shubman Gill has started as captain Virat Kohli. In 2014, when Virat was made the captain of the team on the tour of Australia, he too lost the first Test match but later King Kohli was the most successful person of India’s Test cricket …Read more
What will Gill be able to become a captain like Kohli after losing the first Test?
Rajiv’s report from EnglandWhile walking on a journey, if the first step is stumbled on the step, then the human step in the rest of the journey keeps a person blowing up so that he is ready to come before the floor and manage to achieve the goal. This also applies to the new captain of India, Shubman Gill, who lost the first Test under his captaincy, but he has to travel a long way.
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List of captains losing the first match
India started in Test cricket under the leadership of CK Naidu. India played the first Test in 1932 against England at Lord’s ground. The Indian team, captained by Naidu, was defeated by England by 158 runs. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi made a Test captain debut against the West Indies in 1962. India had to face defeat by an innings and 30 runs in this match. ‘Tiger Pataudi’ started India’s captaincy from just 21 years of age. Dilip Vengsarkar played the first match as a Test captain in 1987 against the West Indies, in which Team India lost by 5 wickets. This match was held on the grounds of Delhi. Vengsarkar (102) scored a century in the second innings. Jasprit Bumrah made his debut as a Test captain in England in 2022. India then had to face defeat by seven wickets in the match played in Birmingham. Bumrah has captained a total of three matches. Bumrah received an offer to captain the tour of England at 2025 but refused to manage the workload. In such a situation, the BCCI decided to hand over the captaincy to Gill and look at the first Test and managed to make a direct entry in the list that scored a century.