Former Indian batter Dilip Vengsarkar praised skipper Shubman Gill for his incredible batting in the ongoing England Test series. Vengsarkar also believes scoring a huge runs has helped the youngster’s captaincy in the first two England Tests as well. Appointed as the Test captain before the England tour, Gill has impressed with the bat in the first two Tests, smashing a huge 585 runs at an average of 146.25 as well.

Talking to the media about Gill’s captaincy and his knocks, Vengsarkar said (via Indian Express): “He did very well as a captain, as a batsman, it was very important that he scored runs so that he can call the shots and he can lead from the front, which is very important and he has done that. He is an experienced player. He is a world-class batsman and he that showed in England.”

“Because of the English conditions, everybody was thinking what will happen to the Indian team in the absence of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. But these young players have shown that they are capable of doing it and I am very proud of them,” he further added.

However, Dilip Vengsarkar urged Shubman Gill to look beyond the milestones and focus on winning matches for India when he was asked about his chances of surpassing Sir Donald Bradman’s single-series record as well.

“Well, he is in great form and he is an outstanding batsman. I hope he does that. I don’t know whether he will do it, but I am sure that he has got an opportunity. He is in great form and he should do it, that’s what I feel. But then, what is important is not (get into chasing) personal milestone. Because we are obsessed with personal milestone, which is wrong,” concluded Dilip Vengsarkar. “The important (point) is to win matches for our country. That is what matters. And the impact of innings or a spell is what matters in the ultimate analysis.”