Steve Waugh believes Shubman Gill will succeed as India’s Test captain because he is “very good under pressure, thinks well, and is respected by his team.”

After Shubman Gill was named India’s next Test captain, some fans and experts voiced their concerns, however Steve Waugh, the great former captain of Australia, voted for the Punjab batsman.

Rohit Sharma retired from the longest format on May 7, and Shubman Gill took over as India’s 37th Test captain. The 25-year-old led the Indian Test team as its fifth-youngest captain. The Asian heavyweights will face Ben Stokes and company in five Test matches during a challenging trip of England to start his term. The Men in Blue’s 2025–2027 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle will start with this.

Shubman Gill was praised by Waugh as a superb player who performs well under duress. Shubman is regarded by his colleagues and has a good mind, according to the cricket player-turned-commentator. He did, however, ask Indian cricket’s stakeholders to allow the right-handed hitter some time to adjust to his new position.

However, they’re in capable hands.He will be a good candidate because his team respects him, but you must allow him time to adjust to the position. The obligation is enormous. representing between 1.4 and 1.5 billion individuals. “A lot of pressure,” India Today cited Waugh as saying.

Shubman Gill is a superb athlete. Excellent under duress. thinks clearly.

In ODI cricket, Shubman Gill has been a run machine for India, scoring 2,775 runs at an average of 59.04 from 55 games. His Test results, nevertheless, are less striking. He has amassed 1,893 runs at an average of 35.06 in 32 Test matches. In SENA countries, his average is a pitiful 25.70. The Firozpur-born player has a lot of potential, but it hasn’t always been evident in the red-ball format.

So far, Shubman Gill has led India in five Twenty20 Internationals. In a T20I series in Harare last year, a youthful Indian team led by him upset Zimbabwe 4-1. In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, the Gujarat Titans are led by the right-handed hitter at the moment. With nine victories and five losses in 14 games, the former champions have advanced to the playoffs.