Rohit Sharma Confirms Shubman Gill as India's Next ODI Captain: 'If You Want to Tell Me Anything...'

After the match, Gill, who is poised to become India's vice-captain even in the upcoming Champions Trophy, revealed that India captain Rohit Sharma has encouraged him to share his thoughts without any reluctance. "In terms of batting, not much has changed," Gill remarked when questioned about his new role as the vice-captain of the ODI team. "However, I am eager to understand the team's strategy on the field and to know Rohit bhai's perspective so that I can contribute with my own insights. He has reassured me that he values my input and has advised me not to hold back during matches."

India were rocked early in the chase when Jaiswal and Rohit were dismissed early. Gill said he tried to be positive at that stage and the arrival of Shreyas Iyer helped a lot. Iyer smashed 59 off 36 balls to take all the pressure off Gill and put it right back on England.

"[Thoughts at 19 for 2] Trying to be positive. There was a little in it for fast bowlers. Idea was to not to go too much on the back foot, play good cricketing shots. When a player [Iyer] comes like that, the opposition also goes on the back foot. Good decision on his part, also helped me," Gill said.

Gill played some wonderful strokes but the pull shot through mid-wicket was his favourite. "The pull I hit through midwicket when I was batting on 70. [Sticky wicket?] I thought it was a bit double-paced. Spinners varied their pace well, when they bowled slow, it was turning. Had it in mind to look to the square of the wicket and not try to hit down the ground," he added.

Earlier, seasoned left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (3/26 from 9) shared six wickets with debutant Harshit Rana, dismantling England for a below-par 248.

Rana's fourth over, which claimed the twin wickets of Ben Duckett and Harry Brook, decisively stifled the England innings, putting India firmly in control as the visitors never managed to rebuild despite fifties by skipper Jos Buttler (52) and Jack Bethell (51).

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