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Does Shubman Gill averaging only 35 in test deserves captaincy?


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10 hours ago, Ultimate_Game said:

Shreyas Iyer deserved the captaincy and as usuals morons in BCCI and jokers in selection committee had other ideas and selected softie Gill with no leadership or performing under pressure credentials :facepalm:

Mixing formats. Iyer was being bounced out by an ageing James Anderson last time and had clear issues against short pitched bowling. He will have to make his way into the test team before he can think of leadership. Gill similarly has issues. He has clear technical faults as well yet giving him the captaincy ( in which role he is untested) has ensured he gets a permanent slot. This experiment may not end well and could unravel after this series. The saving grace for him could be that this year conditions are more batting friendly than usual in England in June.

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We have KL Rahul with his stinking avg of 33 not only captained India but has been playing over a decade after doing nothing.

 

Gill is an upgrade over this bozo Rahul.

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The general average posted in the OP can be misleading as in matches involving Gill, only Pant and Jaiswal would likely average higher. 

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17 minutes ago, BacktoCricaddict said:

Back in the day, in movies, they'd say to give responsibility to the unfocused hero by getting him married, and he will magically come good in life.  

Long way to go ffor Gill yet , let us hope he ends up being great as captain.

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Such thread concepts are becoming outdated. Now it is about letting selectors do their job and sitting back, while sipping a chai or coffee, to see how things play out!
 

 

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12 minutes ago, Chakdephatte said:

I know the OP will get trolled after this, but it was a legit concern back then. We invested a lot of matches on him and his returns were modest. He was probably not the best option for captaincy. Brilliant comeback this is

Yes pleasantly surprised by him leading with the bat. Taking responsibility. 

 

Tactics need to be better but still young

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Gill averages above 40 now. Kohli was averaging 39 after 30 test matches.

 

Gill needs to average 60 in next 20 innings to go past Kohli's career avg of 46.

 

Gill needs to average 60 in next 50 innings to go above the average of 50.

 

He is 25.

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