While Shubman Gill has been appointed as the captain of the indian Test team, Yuvraj Singh's father yograj singh has said that the reason for that is because yuvraj singh guided him. yuvraj singh personally gave various training to indian team players like Shubman Gill and abhishek Sharma when they were young. When they were in the Under-19 team, yuvraj singh used to call them and give them training and advice. During the Corona period in 2020, he kept some young players from the punjab state team at his house and gave them special training. It is noteworthy that Shubman Gill and abhishek Sharma were also included in it. Then Shubman Gill became a key player in the indian team. Now abhishek Sharma has made it to the indian T20 team; He is also playing aggressively in the IPL series. In this situation, Shubman Gill has been appointed as the captain of the indian Test team in the next step. He will be the captain of the indian team for the next two years; There will be no change from that, it is reported in bcci sources.
In this situation, Yuvraj Singh's father yograj singh, speaking about this, said, "If Shubman Gill is the captain today, he will be the captain for a long time. The advice given by yuvraj singh has been a big reason for that. It is a big thing for someone like yuvraj singh, who has the best brain in the world of cricket, to take Shubman Gill under his wing," yograj singh said. Currently, Shubman Gill has taken the gujarat Titans team to the play-off round in the 2025 IPL series. He will also serve as the captain of the indian Test team next. This is seen as a huge development in his cricketing career.
Speaking on this, indian team selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar said, "We don't choose captains for one or two tours. Sometimes we have to make such investments to take our team to the next level. Shubman Gill has made good progress in the last two years. There is no doubt that the 5 matches in the england Test series will be tough. But we are confident that he will learn his job little by little. That is why we have chosen him as the captain," he said.

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