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IND vs ENG: This former India star blames Shubman Gill's captaincy over 1st Test loss, says...
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New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer Murali Karthik has expressed disappointment over Shubman Gill's captaincy in the first Test match played against England at Headingley, Leeds. India could not defend the target of 371 runs in the fourth innings and lost the match by five wickets. Karthik said that Gill's captaincy lacked authority and many players were seen interfering in decisions during the match. He stressed that the advice of senior players is important, but the final decision on the field has to be taken by the captain. What did Murali Karthik say?
''We can find excuses, but the truth is that India scored 835 runs, one bowler took five wickets, yet we lost the match by five wickets. I felt like there are too many captains in the team. I could not understand this. Sometimes KL Rahul was giving suggestions, sometimes Rishabh Pant was saying something, Shubman Gill was also doing it, then who is the real captain? I could not understand this signal. There is a captain. If senior players sometimes give suggestions regarding fielding settings, then it is fine, but when this happens repeatedly, it is not a good sign.' Former England player also gave advice
Former England captain Nasser Hussain also commented on Shubman Gill's captaincy, saying that Gill did not have an on-field presence like Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli. Despite five Indian batsmen scoring centuries, India could not defend the target of 371 runs and England won the match by five wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Nasser Hussain's statement
Hussain said, 'I saw a captain who was trying to find himself. Shubhaman did not have the aura of Rohit or Virat. I felt that he was following the ball, not taking decisions on his own. When Rohit or Kohli used to captain, one could immediately understand who was the captain by looking at the field. But when I saw this match, it seemed as if there were two or three captains. As if there was a Captaincy Committee.'
