India's newly appointed captain, Shubman Gill, opened up on head coach Gautam Gambhir's style ahead of the upcoming Test series against England. Gill already has a taste of Gambhir’s style of coaching from his days at the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL, but he was confident of adjusting to him in the national environment.
The upcoming five-Test match series against England will be Shubman Gill's first assignment as a captain under Gautam Gambhir's coaching tenure.
"Gautam bhai is very determined, very committed. And he's also very clear with his communication, what he wants from the players and what kind of mindset that he would want the players to have.
"Gautam bhai focuses more on the kind of attitude or the mindset that he requires from the team or the players", Gill told Skysports.
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Team India are currently in England preparing for the five-Test match series, which will start from June 20. However, head coach Gautam Gambhir flew back to India because of a family emergency. There are reports that he will rejoin the squad somewhere around the first Test match, which will take place Yorkshire Cricket Ground in England.
A transitional India will search for their maiden Test series victory in England since 2007, and the first match is scheduled to take place at Leeds on June 20.
"It was like, not even in my dreams, I thought I wanted to be the captain of the Indian cricket team. So, apart from all the silverware and trophies aside, I really would like to build a team culture where everyone is very secure and happy," Gill told Skysports.
But Gill knew that the task was easier said than done.
"I know it can be a very difficult environment, especially with all the competition and the number of matches that we play, different squads coming in. But if I'm able to do that, I think that would be my goal,” he added.
"So, keeping a secure environment and making the player feel secure in his abilities and his capabilities I feel is one of the most important things that a leader has to do."
| India vs England five-match Test series full schedule | ||||
| Test | Date | Venue | City | Time |
| 1st | 20th June | Headingley | Leeds | 3:30 PM IST |
| 2nd | 2nd July | Lord's cricket ground | London | 3:30 PM IST |
| 3rd | 10th July | Emirates Old Trafford | Manchester | 3:30 PM IST |
| 4th | 23rd July | Edgbaston | Birmingham | 3:30 PM IST |
| 5th | 31st July | Kennington Oval | London | 3:30 PM IST |
India squad for England series
Shubman Gill(C), Rishabh Pant(vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Parishdh Krishna, Akashdeep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav