Team India’s newly appointed Test captain, Shubman Gill, shared what are some of the things he has learnt after playing under the likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli over the years in international cricket. Gill, ahead of the England Test tour, in an interview with Dinesh Karthik at Sky Sports, shared some of his biggest learnings as well.

Speaking on Virat Kohli’s leadership, Gill said, “When I played under Virat Bhai, I think his proactiveness in the Test matches on the field or with the ideas or with his thinking was something that I like and I picked up. If he thinks that is okay, this plan is not working, he will immediately have another plan, communicate it with the bowlers on what he wants from them.”

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“It can seem that Rohit Bhai is not aggressive, but he can be very aggressive in terms of his tactics. Tactically, he is quite an aggressive captain. “He is someone who is very clear with his communication prior to the matches, during the series and even after the series on what he wants from the players,” he shared.

He further shared how Rohit Sharma was perceived within the dressing room and how the players never took his anger seriously and realised that it was only for their betterment as well as for the team. However, with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli announcing their Test retirement, Gill will start a new journey with the learnings from them and hope to do well with this team.

“The kind of environment I think Rohit bhai keeps. Even if Rohit bhai is swearing at you, you will not take it to your heart. That’s just his personality and that is a great trait to have. He’s firm but even if he’s hard on you, you know that it’s not coming from his heart and more from the team’s perspective,” Shubman Gill concluded.