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Matthew Hayden backs Shubman Gill to lead India to WTC final
Matthew Hayden has backed Indian Test captain Shubman Gill to handle the challenges facing the team, including qualification for the 2027 World Test Championship final. Speaking ahead of the Australia-Bangladesh Test, Hayden…
The Story in Brief
Matthew Hayden has backed Indian Test captain Shubman Gill to handle the challenges facing the team, including qualification for the 2027 World Test Championship final. Speaking ahead of the Australia-Bangladesh Test, Hayden said India has work to do in the longer format despite strength in white-ball cricket. India is fifth in the WTC standings with four wins, four losses and one draw from nine matches. The final is scheduled for June next year. Hayden, who coached Gill at Gujarat Titans, called him 'a wonderful young man and a good leader'.
The Indian Opinion
Some call Shubman Gill's Test captaincy already under threat after a middling WTC start. That is premature. India has won four and lost four in this cycle, hardly a crisis. Hayden rightly points out that Test cricket's survival matters more than any single series. The real test will come when India tours difficult overseas conditions later this year. Can Gill's young side win abroad without a settled pace attack? That will settle the question.
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