When Youre Given Accountability…: Yuvraj Singh Provides Verdict On Shubman Gills Efficiency, Reveals Defining Second For India On England Tour
The previous India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has given his verdict on Shubman Gill’s efficiency on the just lately concluded England tour. The 25-year-old Gill was captaining India for the primary time in Check cricket in the course of the away collection towards England.
In his first task as Check captain, Shubman led India to a memorable 2-2 attract England. Not solely captaincy, Gill was additionally in red-hot type with the bat, scoring 754 runs in 10 innings throughout 5 matches. His standout performances included 4 centuries, with a career-best 269 at Edgbaston, the place he additionally scored 161 within the second innings, powering India to a historic 336-run victory.
Yuvraj hailed his protege Shubman and highlighted how the ICC Males’s Participant of the Month for July 2025 brushed apart the doubts concerning his abroad batting file, main the workforce from the entrance.
“There have been quite a lot of query marks over his abroad file. The man turned the captain and scored 4 Check tons of. It is simply unbelievable that while you’re given duty, how you’re taking it,” Yuvraj instructed ICC Digital on the sidelines of the ’50 Days To Go’ Ladies’s ODI World Cup occasion.
“So, very happy with them. I actually really feel it is a win for us, though it is a drawn collection, as a result of it is a younger workforce. And it isn’t straightforward to go and play effectively in England and show your self,” he
The 43-year-old additionally showered reward on all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar for a gutsy, marathon stand to attract the fourth Check in Manchester. He feels that the drawn Check in Manchester was the defining second for India on England tour.
“The second within the event was when India drew the Check collection. I’ve by no means seen, in a really very long time, Washington and Jadeja acquired tons of and drew a Check match,” mentioned Yuvraj.
“That speaks volumes. Clearly Jadeja has been there for a very long time. However I believe Washington Sundar, as a teenager coming into the workforce, I believe it was unimaginable to do what he did,” he added.
Yuvraj additional talked about that India’s resilient show by way of the five-Check collection within the absence of seasoned veterans in Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli made it much more exceptional.
“I believe it is simply improbable as a result of I felt when you’ve a younger workforce going to England, it is quite a lot of strain. You are filling the boots of someone like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, it isn’t straightforward. I believe the fellows took it head-on,” he mentioned.
The drawn collection In England noticed Gill and Co share the maiden Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
