Former India player Aakash Chopra has said that Shubman Gill’s captaincy in the upcoming Test series against England could see a few imprints of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. However, he said that the new Indian Test captain will have to chart his own course as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Shubman Gill – what kind of captain will he be? Will it be like Rohit Sharma or will it be Virat Kohli? What sort of captaincy can you expect? I feel he will have to write a different story. He will have to find a new template. It might have someone’s imprint because they inspire you. When you stay and play with someone and grow in someone’s shadow, you learn from them. You imbibe the good things from them, that your leadership style will be inspired by some things, and you will do the other things differently.”

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However, Aakash Chopra also urged Shubman Gill to create a hunting army as captain as well.

“What is my thought process? Create a pack of wolves. You have many young players with you now. Of course, one or two seniors will be seen, in which Jasprit Bumrah looks like a towering figure. KL Rahul is there, but he is that kind of a character who will keep his arms around your shoulder and become a friend’s friend. It seems like he is the most accommodating guy,” he said.

“Assemble a new leadership gang, which should have Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Jasprit Bumrah, and you bring them together. The one-for-all and all-for-one philosophy should start traveling among everyone. If he does that, I think he will create a phenomenal legacy,” Aakash Chopra concluded.