Murali Kartik opined that Shubman Gill couldn't take the command of the team properly and Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul, as well as Rishabh Pant had to intervene several times, making it seem like there were 'too many captains' in the Indian Test team.
Following Rohit Sharma's Test retirement, Shubman Gill was chosen as his successor by the BCCI selection committee, and he became the 37th captain of the Indian Test team.
The youngest Indian Test captain remains Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (21 years, 77 days), followed by Sachin Tendulkar (23 years, 169 days), Kapil Dev (24 years, 48 days), and Ravi Shastri (25 years, 229 days).
He then converted it into a big score, finishing with 147 runs off 227 balls, with 19 fours and 1 six. Shubman Gill became the 33rd player to score a hundred on Test captaincy debut and the fifth Indian to achieve the feat.
On Day 5, Rahul was also seen doing most of the talking in the huddle and setting up the field. Eventually, nothing worked as England won the match by 5 wickets in Leeds.
I felt as if there were too many captains. I could not understand that - Murali Kartik
"We can look for excuses but the problem is that we scored 835 runs, one bowler picked up five wickets and despite that India lost the game by five wickets. I felt as if there were too many captains. I could not understand that.
"I understand that if a senior player sees someone out of the place once or twice they make suggestions but it kept happening again and again which is not a good sign," he added.
It looked at a point as though Gill was feeling the pressure - Murali Kartik
"It looked at a point as though Gill was feeling the pressure. He kept placing fielders wherever the ball went. It is not as easy to stamp your authority as captain.
"You did it with your batting but when your bowlers do not perform it becomes very tough and it was evident. 371 runs are a lot of runs. It never looked as though any wicket was going to fall in the first session," he added.
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