Shubman Gill, India’s new vice-captain in white-ball cricket is hoping to establish himself as an all-format player in the coming months. The opening batsman, will be second-in charge to Suryakumar Yadav in T20Is and Rohit Sharma in ODIs during India’s tour of Sri Lanka. The tour will be Gautam Gambhir’s first assignment as India head coach.
“We are the world champions and we will look to play accordingly, and, hopefully, we will have more success under the new coaching staff. This is the first time I am working with him (Gambhir),” Gill told the media during a press-meet in Sri Lanka.
Gill, who was in the reserve team for India during the T20 World Cup but never got a chance to play, said that he was looking to improve as a batsman
“During the matches before the T20 World Cup, I could not perform to the level that I was expecting from myself. In the upcoming cycle where we will play 30-40 T20Is, I will try to improve my performance as a batsman,” Gill said.
Gill also gave his remarks on being appointed as India’s vice-captain in both the limited overs format.
“It (vice-captaincy) doesn’t change much. When I bat out there, I still need to perform and I need to win matches for the team. But when you are out on the field, you need to make a bit more decisions, and that’s the only difference,” the 24-year old said.
