IND vs ENG: After the victory Shubman Gill praised Mohammad Siraj

Captain Gill has praised Mohammad Siraj, who was the man of the match. Gill has also praised Prasidh Krishna, who supported Siraj well, and said that the series being drawn 2-2 shows the strength of both the teams and this is the right result of the series.

Post Published By: Sujata Biswal
Updated : 4 August 2025, 6:44 PM IST
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New Delhi: Shubman Gill was captaining India's Test team for the first time. In this series, his captaincy and his decisions were also heavily criticized. Still, under Gill's leadership, India drew the five-match Test series 2-2 on England's soil. In the last Test match played at The Oval, when England's victory seemed certain, Team India made a comeback and crossed the limits of excitement to win.

After this victory, captain Gill has praised Mohammad Siraj, who was the man of the match. Gill has also praised Prasidh Krishna, who supported Siraj well, and said that the series being drawn 2-2 shows the strength of both the teams and this is the right result of the series.

Captaincy is easy
Gill said that when you have bowlers like Siraj and Krishna, captaincy is easy. Gill said after the match, "The way both the teams played was fantastic. They came to the field on the last day without knowing what the result would be. Both teams wanted to show their best game. When you have bowlers like Siraj and Prasidh Krishna, captaincy becomes easy. I think the way we played today is fantastic."

He said, "We were confident of our victory yesterday as well. We knew he was under pressure. We just wanted to make sure that he was always under pressure."

Every captain's dream
Gill said that it is every captain's dream to have a bowler like Siraj. He said, "It is every captain's dream to have a bowler like Siraj. He put his heart and soul into every ball, every spell. The scoreline of 2-2 is the true picture of this series. It shows how passionate both the teams are and how brilliantly they played."

Gill spoke on his batting
Gill has also given a statement about his batting. He said, "My goal was to become the best batsman of this series and it is very satisfying to achieve this. It is always about getting things right technically and mentally. In the last six weeks, I have learned that we should not give up." Gill scored 754 runs in 10 innings of five matches in this series. During this, he scored four centuries, including a double century. He scored 269 runs.

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