After the defeat in the first Test of the current Test series of 5 matches against England, the strategies of Team India’s new captain Shubman Gill are being criticized. Meanwhile, former England captain Nasir Hussain said that he did not see special glow like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli on the field.
India had to face defeat even after 5 century innings in this match. England achieved the target of 371 runs on the 5th day of the match by losing 5 wickets. With this, the hosts took a 1-0 lead in the series.
In his first Test as captain, Gill faced a tough challenge. Hussain said that these young players were reacting instead of being active as captain.
He said, ‘When Rohit and Kohli were captaining the team, you used to understand who was handling the leadership, but in this match I felt that there are two or three captains. It felt as if a committee was leading the team.
“The Slip Catches Were Poor, and The Collapses Worried Me!”
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Nasir Hussain said that India lost the match because Gill could not control two things (leaving the catch and kneeling the lower order batsmen).
He said, ‘This situation of the team worries me. India has long been all-rounder like Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Akshar Patel. However, he is still looking for a fast bowling all -rounder in England who can bat.
This 57-year-old Nasir Hussain, who played 96 Tests for England (1990-2004), said, “If the Indian team continues to lose 6 wickets for 31 runs and 7 wickets for 41 runs, then the result of this series will be fixed soon.”
However, former India coach Ravi Shastri believes that Gill has ‘done more than he was required.’ Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad also believes that India had opportunities to win the Test, but they lost them.