Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: New appointed ODI skipper Shubman Gill shared his thoughts on captaining the batting stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and admitted that he won’t shy away from taking any advice from the veterans if he is in a difficult situation. Both Rohit and Kohli are set to play their final international matches on Australian soil over the next week as part of India’s squad for the three-match series in Perth, Adelaide and Sydney.
After replacing Rohit as Test skipper following his retirement earlier this year, Gill also assumed the ODI captaincy from the 38-year-old ahead of the tour of Australia. India are touring Australia for three ODIs and five T20Is. India’s white-ball tour of Australia, under the new captain Gill, starts with the ODI series opener on October 19 at Perth Stadium and is followed by matches at Adelaide Oval and Sydney Cricket Ground on October 23 and 25, respectively. Following the ODIs, India will face Australia in a five-match T20I series under Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy, scheduled from October 29 to November 8.
Speaking to reporters about leading the two former skippers Rohit and Virat , Gill said, “They are the kind of players, when I was a kid I used to idolise. The kind of game that they used to play, the kind of hunger that they had are something that inspired me. And it’s a big honour for me to be able to lead such legends of the game and learn from them. Even in the series, there were so many instances where I would be able to learn from their experience. And whenever I think I would be in a bit of a difficult situation, I wouldn’t shy away from getting any suggestions or advice from them,” he added.
