Team India captain Shubman Gill opined on the importance of reaching the World Test Championship (WTC) amid the ongoing first Test against the West Indies in Ahmedabad, starting today (October 2) as well. After finishing as runners-up in 2021 and 2023, India failed to reach the WTC final this year.

Shubman Gill said on Jio Star: “You are playing everything to win. I play everything to win. You have an opportunity to play to play in the final after two years of hard work. I feel even after having such a strong side, with so much talent, if we don’t play the WTC final, then we should be disappointed. I want all the players in the squad to be secure about what they have to do to be in this team. Our full effort will be directed towards that. And then if some team plays better cricket than us and beats us, that is allowed.”

However, Shubman Gill also said India will continue to challenge the opposition sides with spin and reverse swing as well. They enjoyed a great run at home in the red-ball format as well.

“The plan is simple. We are just looking to play hard and grinding cricket. We are not looking to take easy options. We’ve got probably the four best spinners in the world right now in Kuldeep, Jadeja, Axar and Washington. Every team that comes to India know the two main challenges – Spin and Reverse swing. So we will keep testing the opposition in these two areas,” Shubman Gill concluded.