Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik applauded Shubman Gill for how he handled the England media in his debut series as Test captain as well. Karthik also lauded the batter for wanting to be the best and leading from the front with the bat.

During a discussion on Cricbuzz, Karthik applauded Gill, saying, “He’s been aggressive at times; sometimes he did cross the line. I think he’ll change that about himself to an extent. I hope he doesn’t change it too much. But most importantly, the way he handled the English media [he did it very well].”

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“Walking into this series, people were asking – Shubman Gill, away from India, his record can be better. And he said, ‘I want to be the best batter across both teams’. It’s one thing to have confidence, but you’ve got to back that up with skill. He came prepared. There was a vulnerability in his batting [against] the ball coming back in. He found a way to work on his technique and counter it,” he further added.

“What was the defining part of what he achieved was the hunger and determination. That 269 and the hundred he got at Edgbaston, the amount of time he batted was astounding,” Dinesh Karthik concluded.

Shubman Gill started the 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy with a stunning 147 in the first innings of the Leeds Test. He was the ‘Player of the Match’ for his superb knocks of 269 & 161 in the second Test in Birmingham as well.