Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir has opened up about the influence of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma on the young Indian skipper, Shubman Gill, ahead of the three-match ODI series against the West Indies.
Interestingly, this will be the first stint for the veteran batting duo since the conclusion of the England limited-overs tour earlier this year. Speaking to JioStar, Gambhir asserted that Gill is lucky enough to have legends on his side.
“In one-day cricket, when you talk about it, he’s very fortunate that he’s got the likes of Rohit and Virat to help him on the field and off the field as well. And then, more importantly, I think that calmness, I think keeping the emotions aside, because when you’re young, sometimes you can actually get dragged into the emotions as well,” Gambhir said in an interview with JioStar.
Further, Gambhir showered praise on Gill’s leadership approach. Notably, Gill has been tasked with captaining India in the 50-over format as the team builds towards the ODI World Cup 2027 in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
“He has actually ticked all the boxes. He has been calm, he has been selfless, he has been aggressive, he has said the right things he leads by example, not only by runs. So I feel that he has done all the right things. Hopefully, he’ll get the results as well because he has had a bit of a tough time in one-day cricket. But I am sure, I think things will turn around because he has done all the right things,” he added.
India’s ODI team vs West Indies: Shubman Gill [C], Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul [VC], Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Mohammed Siraj, Auqib Nabi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Naman Dhir.
India vs West Indies ODI series schedule 2026
1st ODI: Sunday, September 27, Trivandrum
2nd ODI: Wednesday, September 30, Guwahati
3rd ODI: Saturday, October 3, New Chandigarh
