When Shubman Gill was made the captain of India, there was doubt in everyone’s mind. The coach and trainer of Gill spoke on his main features and told how to be ready to face continuity, confidence, discipline, system-system and fast bowling in behavior, these are some of the features which will help in the test team to take care of the Test team.
For the first time, Abhay Sharma, who was the coach of India’s U-19, saw 14-year-old Shubman Gill for the first time, his attention went to the stability of his conduct. Shubman had scored eight consecutive centuries for Punjab, but there was nothing in his behavior that indicated this. Abhay Sharma said that Gill’s behavior was the same, whether he scored 100 runs or 10. His mindset was fantastic, he knew that he was good but always wanted to improve. Shubman is at the top today as a batsman, so this is his own dedication because Gill trusts the old style in testing his batting. As a coach Abhay told that he will see how much time he has while batting and how restrained he is in front of the real fast bowlers. He knows how to operate himself, he is also consistent, that is why everyone likes him.
Soham Desai, who was a trainer of Team India, also has the story of Shubman, it is also about his patience and restraint. The story is related to his 200th run in the ODI against New Zealand in Hyderabad. He was 2023, Shubman was then 23 years old. He did not show fast till the 47th over as he was following the team’s plan. Then he asked for permission to show or not from the dressing room. Once he got permission to move forward, he did so and scored his 200th run. It was for the boy who was not even 25 years old, it is again a continuity of his behavior.
Coach Raman always remembers Shubman Gill as a batsman, who was always limited to himself, but it was not because he did not have much to say. Raman recalls, “He was not a captain or vice-captain, perhaps he felt that it is better not to try to impose himself on the team management. Whenever he was asked, he would always be very keen to give his views. The senior Indian team had the same days. Learned – Virat Kohli’s activism and Rohit Sharma’s strategic nuances. Shubman liked to prepare for the next way, since he raised his bat at the age of 4. Like Tendulkar, he was dependent on himself, but the fans of cricket, who did not believe that education is the only way for success and knowledge.
Sharma remembers his century on his Under-19 day and Briton. This was the tour in which coach Sharma supported Gill to play at number 3 and spent a long time to give him a throw. There was a relationship between the two. He said, “I still remember when he received the Man of the Match award, when everyone was on the field, he came to me, thanked me and touched my feet. It was a emotional moment.” After years, we met again, by then he had become a regular player of the Indian team. This is a matter of Jaipur during the Ranji session, I was coaching Delhi and he was playing for Punjab. Both teams were practicing on the net, the ground was full, when Shubman saw me, while maintaining continuity in his conduct, Shubman touched Sharma’s feet, like he used to do as a promising junior.