What did captain Shubman Gill say after winning the Oval Test? What did Anderson-Tendulkar learn from the series; It was also revealed

Shubman gill on Anderson-tendulkar trophy: In the exciting and memorable Test match played at the Oval, England, India registered a stunning win and made the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2–2. The hero of this victory was captain Shubman Gill, who not only performed brilliantly with the bat, but also won everyone’s heart with his captaincy.

It was a new team for Team India. Whose captain was young. In such a situation, many well-wishers had the idea that India would lose the Anderson-Tendulkar series. But after winning the Oval Test, Shubman Gill revealed many important things and explained how the team won the last day by facing pressure.

Shubman Gill expressed full confidence in the team

On the last day of the match, when England needed only 35 runs to win and India had four wickets, everyone was sitting in breath. But Captain Shubman Gill said that he had full faith in his team. During the post match presentation, he said, “We were sure that we would take the remaining four wickets. When you have the best bowlers like Mohammad Siraj and famous Krishna, it becomes easy to captain.”

Shubman Gill praised the bowlers and said that he was constantly under pressure on England batsmen, which made the path of victory easier. Gill said that on the last day of the match, the England team was under pressure and India’s strategy was to maintain the same pressure in which they were successful.

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Experience of challenges of captaincy

This series was very important for Shubman Gill in terms of captaincy. For the first time, he faced many challenges while leading the team in a Test series. He said, “This series was a big challenge for me, but I got to learn a lot from it. It was difficult to decide every day which team would win, but it shows that both teams gave their best.”

Shubman Gill said that he is very happy with this victory and is also very satisfied with the team’s performance. This victory has not only equalized the series, but has also given a new confidence to the Indian team for the future.

Record-breaking Anderson-Tendulkar series

Shubman Gill also made a splash with the bat in this series. He scored 754 runs in 10 innings at an average of 75.40, which is the second highest run scored by any captain in a series. In this case, he is behind only Don Bradman (810 runs).

Apart from this, he has also become the highest run -scorer in any series between England and India, breaking Graham Gooch’s record of 752 runs. Shubman Gill along with Harry Brook was adjudged ‘Player of the Series’ for his brilliant batting.