It was crucial for “world-class” Shubman Gill to score a truckload of runs to “call the shots” as skipper, former India batter Dilip Vengsarkar said here on Wednesday, adding that young players have showed that they are capable of taking Indian cricket forward.

Gill has been at the forefront of India’s attack, amassing a mind-boggling 585 runs in only four innings with three centuries, the highest score being a stunning 269. “He did very well as captain, as batsman, it was important that he scored runs so that he can call the shots and he can lead from the front, which is very important and he has done that.

“He is an experienced player, a world-class batsman and he showed that in England,” Vengsarkar said during the launch of Mumbai’s Cricketing season 2025-26.
Gill’s tally of 585 runs in four innings puts him on track to do the unthinkable — break the record for all-time highest run-tally by any batter in a Test series — set by Sir Donald Bradman when he hammered 974 runs in the 1930 Ashes.