Gill has it in him to serve Indian cricket for long, says Gambhir

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New Delhi: The manner in which Shubman Gill led the team as well as contributed in his primary task as a batter showed Indian cricket is safe in his hands, says head coach Gautam Gambhir.

Gill scored a series-high 754 runs, including four centuries, in the five-match Test series in England that ended 2-2. He surpassed Sunil Gavaskar’s record of most runs for an India captain in a series (732).

Gambhir was instrumental in making Gill India’s Test skipper and made tactical calls in the series that were often questioned but played down his role in the fiercely-gought series.

“I think Gill has done a fabulous job, that’s all I can say and he will keep doing well for Indian cricket,” Gambhir said as he landed in the country from England on Tuesday.

“We are really happy. I think the boys deserve every bit of it because they way the fought since the last two months in all the five Test matches. They deserve all the plaudits.”

With 23 wickets, Mohammed Siraj finished as the highest wicket-taking bowler and Gambhir praised his ability to make telling impact at various points in the series.

“Look he (Siraj) has been really brilliant, not only him the entire team has performed brilliantly and it is really difficult for me to mention one name.

“These guys have, be it Shubman, be it Siraj, Jaddu, Washi, Jaiswal, I can stand here and talk for the next 20 mins about the individual performances. I think the boys have been brilliant in the last two months,” the former batter said.