'Go and see your own record, how much have you done overseas?': India's Border-Gavaskar winning head coach lashes out at Shubman Gill's critics ahead of England series

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri slammed the critics for questioning Shubman Gill's overseas records ahead of the upcoming Test series against England. Gill who smashed a 91 at the Gabba in his second Test against Australlia was looking promising in the longest format of the game but he failed to carry the momentum as bowlers started to exploit him around the off-stump channel with the incoming delivery, which has affected his performances.

As Rohit Sharma announced his Test retirement before the upcoming red-ball series against England and there are reports that Gill is leading the captaincy race. Gill's name in the captaincy race was supported by many, but there have also been a few in the nay category, pointing at his ordinary record outside India.

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“You people will talk he’s not scored runs overseas. You know, that topic always comes, not scored runs overseas. Sometimes I tell them, go and see your own record, how much have you done overseas?” Ravi Shastri said on The ICC review Show. “Overseas, overseas, let him play, let him get a run overseas, then he’ll score runs. He’s a class player. He has a decade of cricket ahead of him for the country. And I’m sure he’ll get cracking in one of the tours, he’ll make up for all those runs he’s not got on earlier.”

“You groom somebody and I would say Shubman’s looked very good. Give him the opportunity. He’s 25, 26 years of age, even give him time. There’s Rishabh as well. I think these two are the obvious ones I’m looking at because of their age and they have a decade ahead of them. So, let them learn,” said Shastri. Both Pant and Gill have been captaining their respective Indian Premier League franchises for a while. “They’ve got experience as captains, now, captaining their franchise, and that makes a difference,” Shastri noted. “The little I’ve seen of Shubman looks very interesting. Composed, calm, he has all the qualities.”

The five-Test match series between India and England is scheduled to start from June 20 and Sports Tak earlier reported that Gill will lead the side and Rishabh Pant will be his deputy. This will be India's first Test assignment after a huimiliating 3-1 loss in Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.