Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has said that several questions were raised about India captain Shubman Gill’s leadership in the recently concluded Test series against England as well. He stated that comparisons were also being drawn with previous captains, especially Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Many questions were raised, and there were a few comparisons as well. If Virat Kohli is king, his name (Gill’s) has been kept prince, so the comparisons start quickly. I remember two or three very interesting comparisons. The first was the fight that happened at the Lord’s ground. You lost the match after that.”

“A ruckus started at that stage as to why was he fighting, and that he should play in his own style. After that, you reached Old Trafford, and it was said that the body language didn’t look good, and that it never happened like that in Virat Kohli’s captaincy, where you just go through the motions,” he further added.

However, Aakash Chopra also shared that Shubman Gill is a work in progress as a captain, claiming that Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli had also committed similar mistakes as well.

“The captaincy is a work in progress, but he is 25 years old. He will learn. It was just his first series. He was seen following the ball at times, but we have seen that with all captains. We have seen that with Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and everyone, that they placed fielders wherever the ball went at some stage,” he said.

“Could he have been braver in his team selections? I will say yes, he could have been braver, but it’s easier said than done. I do feel very strongly that Kuldeep Yadav should have been played matches, but if you keep yourself in Shubman Gill’s shoes, you would say the batting is not doing that good, the No. 3 hasn’t gotten settled, Rishabh Pant has gotten injured, and I don’t know what needs to be done at No. 6,” Aakash Chopra concluded.