India test captain, Shubman Gill, faced a difficult start to his leadership career while England won a five -gate victory during the opening of the series at Headingley, despite India’s dominant position for most of the match. Head coach Gautam Gambir called for patience with the young captain while praising his performance, especially his century in the first sleeves.India seemed ready for their first victory in Headingley since 2002 during the fourth day, but a second collapse of the end of the tail and the pursuit of England turned the trend against them.The match marked the start of a new era for India without the veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, with Gill becoming the youngest test captain in India.“Look, first test match, obviously, there is nerves. It is a great honor. As it is already mentioned, captain on the test side, few people have this opportunity, and he was phenomenal. Most importantly, I think that the way he struck during the first round, obviously, I am sure he would have had his own nerves, being the captain for the first time, then to get a hundred,” post-game post-game.
“So, everything he takes to be a successful captain, we have to give him time. We are still very early, and he is only the captain for the first time. I’m sure he is going to get better. And these are difficult places for the captain. It’s like pushing someone in the deep sea, and I’m sure he’s going to go out as a appropriate professional,” added Gambir.Gill presented his stick prowess in the first heats, forming a substantial partnership of 195 points with the vice-captain Rishabh Pant. His impressive sleeves of 147 points of 227 balls ended when he hit the ball at Josh Tongue in Deep Square while trying to reach his 150.Quiz: Who is this IPL player?In the second round, Gill only managed 8 points of 16 balls before being turned upside down.India’s striker performance has been reinforced by centuries from KL Rahul and Pant, helping the team reaching a total of 364.To achieve a goal of 371 points, the victory of England was obtained through aggressiveness 149 of Ben Duckett and the unbeaten of Joe Root 53, achieving their second pursuit of the history of test cricket.Despite the defeat, Gambir remained favorable to the potential of Gill leadership, stressing the need for time and patience as the young captain develops in his role.