Shubman Gill needs time to rise, captains are not made in 1-2 months: Harbhajan Singh
Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has said that Shubman Gill will need time to rise as a leader. Gill has been appointed as India's new Test captain following the retirement of Rohit Sharma. His first assignment as the skipper will be the tour of England set to begin from June 20.Ahead of the all-important tour, Harbhajan has praised Gill, saying that he has the capability to carry forward the legacy of the former captains. The former spinner also opined that the youngster can transfer his success as a batter into the captaincy and just needs some time to rise to the occasion.advertisement'Every captain has the capability to carry forward the legacy. Captains are not made in 1-2 months. You give some time to Gill, he will rise to the occasion, and you will see how capable he is as a captain. We have already seen him as a batter, that he is 'Gill Sahab the great',' Harbhajan was quoted as saying by ANI.
Furthermore, Habhajan wished good luck to the young Indian team to do wonders in England."We hope that India does well once again on English soil. Best wishes to Shubman Gill and Team India. It is a young team but a 'dum waali team'," the former spinner added.Gill has led India in five T20Is in 2024 on the tour of Zimbabwe, where the team emerged victorious by 4-1. He has played 32 Test matches in his career so far and scored 1893 runs at an average of 35.05 with five hundreds and seven fifties to his name. The 25-year-old has a tough challenge ahead of him to lead the Indian side on the challenging tour of England.The young batting star doesn't have a memorable record away from India as he's scored just 88 runs from three Tests played in England with a highest score of 28. Hence, the new captain has a massive task to turn his fortunes in the upcoming tour and lead India to their first series win in England in 2007.
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