Former India captain Sourav Ganguly applauded current Test captain Shubman Gill in the ongoing fourth Test against England. Gill has been in sublime form in the ongoing series, with the fourth Test ongoing in Manchester as well.

In a conversation with former Australia captain Michael Clarke on the ‘Beyond23 Cricket Podcast’, Sourav Ganguly said, “This is the best you must have seen Shubman Gill playing Test cricket. This is the first time away from home, he has shown great defense. This is the best I have seen him bat in Test cricket. This is his position. He is a middle-order player.”

Speaking of captaincy, Sourav Ganguly also shared how he dealt differently with each player during his tenure as well. Giving an example of Sachin Tendulkar, he revealed how he had to relax the batter, given the expectations as well.

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“They were all different personalities and I mixed with as their personality. I was never an imposing person and I am still not. I let people be. Sachin didn’t want to captain but was a leader in that squad. I had to work with him differently. I had to make him relax because every time he walked out India wanted him to play exceedingly well and that is not possible,” he said.

“Then Dravid came in. I understood his sentiments. He wasn’t able to make a mark in one-day cricket so I realized that to make him play well in Test cricket I had to accommodate him in one-day cricket. I gave him a role in one-day cricket at number five to finish because he was never a big-hitter. I made him bat around guys like Yuvraj and Kaif who were boundary hitters so it took the pressure off both of them. I dealt with everybody differently,” he further added.

“I remember winning the Test match at Eden Gardens (against Aus). We were asked to follow on and that was a god gifted Test match. That was the turning point of Indian cricket, beating Australia because they were so good. I remember Harbhajan Singh telling me we got everybody out and now I see Adam Gilchrist coming in. That’s how strong the team was. When you played that Australia, it was also a question of understanding how good you were. If you play well against them, if you beat them then the confidence went up, your belief went up, your belief in your ability went up. After that win, we were a different team,” Sourav Ganguly concluded.