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India’s new Test captain Shubman Gill has said that winning Test series in England, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa i.e. SENA countries is bigger than the IPL title for him.
25-year-old Gill said, IPL comes every year, but the opportunity to play Test series in a place like England is available only 2-3 times in his career. At the same time, English captain Ben Stokes said, India team Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and R.K. Ashwin has not weakened even after his retirement. The team does not have a shortage of talent.
Tomorrow, the first match of the 5 -match Test series between India and England will be played.
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The main points of the Indian captain in the press conference …
- New team will enter the field without burden Before the match, Gill said in a press conference that even though his team does not have experienced players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and R. Ashwin, the team can also benefit. He said, our players do not have much experience of playing here (in England), but the advantage of this is that we are not carrying any old burden. The confidence given by senior players in the last 5-10 years will adopt their team.
- Will bat at number 4 after Kohli’s retirement Gill said that after Virat Kohli retired from the Test, he and coach Gautam Gambhir decided that he would bat at number 4. Both me and Gautam Gambhir were clear that I want to play at number 4 and they also wanted.
Shubman Gill with Ravindra Jadeja in practice session.
- Players will get trust and long chance Gill said that his goal is to create a safe environment for the players, so that they can play openly. We have to give confidence to the players and clearly tell what we want from them. Some players will also get long opportunities based on their talent.
- Advice from Kohli and Rohit Gill said that he had spoken to Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the IPL before the England tour and had consulted the circumstances here. He told that this time the heat in England has been a little dry, so the playing XI will be decided at the last moment only after seeing the pitch.
After Rohit Sharma’s retirement, Shubman Gill has been made the Test captain of India.
3 big things of England captain Ben Stokes …
- On Rohit-Kohli and Ashwin’s retirement, Stokes said, “is not Virat, not Rohit and not Ashwin, but it does not mean that it will be an easy competition against India.” We have spent a lot of time in IPL and we know that there is no shortage of talent in India.
- On Bumrah’s bowling, Stokes said, “It would be very challenging for the England batsmen to face Jasprit Bumrah.” But his team will not focus on a player. The team consists of 11 players. The team has to play well to win in cricket.
- Stokes said on the selection of the Pope in place of Bethel, it is not difficult to choose a player who has scored 170 runs in the last innings. Ever since I am captain, he has scored an average of more than 40 while batting at number-3.
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