Under immense pressure and taking up the job for the first time, Shubman Gill excelled in his role as India captain during the recently concluded England Test series. With an impressive run with the bat,

It was IPL time, he was training on what seemed like a ‘dicey’ pitch – some balls flying towards his face, others darting at his ribs. Shubman would stop training, dump the white balls back, ask for a shiny red new one.

The question over India's No. 3 position in Test cricket persists despite the memorable victory in the fifth Test encounter against England at The Oval.