Shubman Gill did an exemplary job in his maiden series as captain to marshal his troops impeccably to churn out a 2-2 series draw in away conditions. With the series on the line and trailing 1-2, the Men in Blue put up an audacious fightback in the final Test at The Oval to salvage the series.
AUSA-W
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INDA-W
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NDT
172/6
EDR
174/3
East Delhi Riders beat New Delhi Tigers by 7 wickets
NDS
163/7
ODW
144/9
North Delhi Strikers beat Outer Delhi Warriors by 19 runs
PD
–
WDL
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CDK
–
SDS
–
CRO
–
CYP
–
CRO
–
CYP
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WIM
128/7
LCC
127/7
Wimbledon beat London County Cricket by 3 wickets
KSP
98/7
LCC
139/10
London County Cricket beat Kreative Sports XI by 41 runs
WIM
155/6
CPP
120/6
Wimbledon beat CFS Pinnacle Pro by 35 runs
CPP
162/5
KSP
164/4
Kreative Sports XI beat CFS Pinnacle Pro by 2 runs
WIM
150/3
KSP
171/6
Kreative Sports XI beat Wimbledon by 21 runs
ESM
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LCC
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KSP
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SPE
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BAN
–
CPP
–
WIM
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WEY
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MID
289/7
SOM
293/4
Somerset beat Middlesex by 6 wickets
SURR
174/10
LEI
179/4
Leicestershire beat Surrey by 6 wickets
SUSS
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KENT
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GLAM
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DER
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NOT
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WOR
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HAM
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ESS
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SWE
–
FRA
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GTC
65/9
GUG
69/1
Guwahati Giants beat Gauhati Town Club by 9 wickets
BCC
98/10
CCC
105/10
City Cricket Club beat Bud Cricket Club by 7 runs
91YC
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NVR
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NAJC
–
GTC
–
KUMS
83/1
CEC-A
82/10
Kuwait Swedish beat CECC by 9 wickets
PCR
106/7
BNC
103/5
Phoenix Cricketers beat Bader & Nie Cricket Club by 3 runs
BCC
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GUJCC
–
KRMPS
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KZK
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SEL
211/2
MEL
85/10
Selangor beat Melaka by 126 runs
JOR
128/4
PHG
127/8
Johor beat Pahang by 6 wickets
PRK
198/7
PENG
98/8
Perak beat Penang by 100 runs
KLPR
245/2
PUT
56/5
Kuala Lumpur beat Putrajaya by 76 runs (D/L) method
HTW
163/5
MDW
128/8
Hubli Tigers Women beat Mangalore Dragons Women by 35 runs
SHLW
113/7
MWW
140/6
Mysore Warriors Women beat Shivamogga Lioness Women by 27 runs
BBW
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HTW
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MWW
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MDW
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ZIM
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NZ
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IRE-W
142/10
PAK-W
131/9
Ireland Women beat Pakistan Women by 11 runs
SLBL
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SLGR
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MAO
131/4
SOB
133/9
Southern Brave won by 1 wicket
NOS
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WEF
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MOW-W
95/8
SBW-W
96/4
Southern Brave Women beat Manchester Originals Women by 6 wickets
NOS-W
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WFW-W
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AUST
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NOR
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SWE
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FRA
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However, in the aftermath of the five-match tour, former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin highlighted a key statistic under Gill’s leadership that could have helped India eke out a win.
Ashwin questioned Gill’s bowling plans to build enough pressure and create wicket-taking opportunities. The retired spinner also highlighted how the total number of maidens bowled by India were far less, in fact overs where bowlers conceded one run or two runs were also sporadic which he feels could have played a factor in deciding the final result of the contest.
“This is something India should seriously consider as part of their bowling plans. I think in team meetings also it’s discussed a lot that you take three maidens you will get a wicket opportunity but why have the maidens not come through from the India side.” (Check the video below from 19:00 min).
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Stepping in to fill a major void left by the retirements of former Test captain Rohit Sharma and batting stalwart Virat Kohli, Gill had tremendous pressure on him before coming to the tour. However, he had clearly specified that he didn’t want his batting to be compromised for the burden of captaincy and he indeed lived upto his goals.
Gill finished as the top run-scorer for the series with 754 runs in 10 innings at an impressive average of 75.4 and even earned the Player of the series award. The stylish right-hander hit a total of four centuries which also included a double ton. Apart from his batting too, Gill’s captaincy was also commendable barring a few decisions and mistakes but it’s a learning curve and he will only get better at leadership with more experience.
His next assignment as Test captain will be a two-Test home series against West Indies in October followed by another couple of Tests against South Africa in November.
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