As the squad just defeated the West Indies 2-0 in the two-match Test series, India captain Shubman Gill said that captaining the national team is an enormous honour. After winning the series, India improved their standing and now sits in third place on the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025–27 Point Table.
Shubman Gill talked about the difficulties of being captain, pointing out that sometimes a leader has to make risky choices to change the course of the match in their team’s benefit. He highlighted the rationale behind restricting Nitish Kumar Reddy’s bowling and the choice to enforce the follow-on, among other crucial tactical decisions taken during the West Indies series.
“I’m kind of getting used to it; it’s a really big honour to lead India.” Leading this team and overseeing every player is an enormous honour. It involves choosing the appropriate course of action in the current circumstance. I attempt to choose the most likely choice given the circumstances in the game. Depending on which player can deliver you specific runs or wickets, you may need to make audacious choices at times,” Shubman Gill stated at the post-match presentation.
When the follow-on was enforced, we were about 300 runs ahead. It was a dead wicket. Even if we reach 500 runs and need to take 6 or 7 wickets on day 5, we thought it might be a difficult day. That was how it was thought. In this match, he didn’t actually get to bowl any overs (on playing Nitish Reddy). Players shouldn’t play exclusively in foreign competitions. That puts the players under a lot of pressure. Since winning games abroad has been difficult for us, we want to develop specific players who we believe can assist us achieve that goal,” Shubman Gill-old continued.
When batting, Shubman Gill is not called up to captain.
As a batter, the 26-year-old said it was critical to make the proper choices that would ultimately lead to the team’s victory. He thought that helping the team succeed should always be the main objective of any player. In his comments, Gill also said that the forthcoming Australian series would be a big test. In the T20I series, he will serve as vice-captain, but he will be leading India in the ODIs for the first time since assuming the white-ball skipper.
When it comes to getting out there to bat, I have been doing it since I was three or four years old. So, as a batter, all I want to do when I walk out there is make decisions. Making your team win a game is the one thing you constantly aim for. Additionally, as a batsman, that is my thought when I go out there. (On the Australia series) It’s a lengthy travel, so perhaps we can make plans while flying,” Shubman Gill said.
Optus Stadium in Perth will host the first game of the tour on October 19, marking the start of the series versus Australia. As they prepare to don the Men in Blue shirt following a more than six-month hiatus, this match will also mark the return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to the international scene. Five 20-over matches will follow three ODI matches.
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