Gill\u2019s first assignment as India\u2019s Test captain ended in the visitors\u2019 forcing the scoreline to be at 2-2 in the five-match series in England. He was also the leading run scorer in the series, finishing with a whopping 754 runs in 10 innings at an average of 75.40, including hitting four centuries and was adjudged as India\u2019s Player of the Series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cFour centuries, an average of 75.40, and more than 750 runs \u2014 all scored across different conditions. Earlier, when he walked out to bat, there were questions: Will he be able to perform in the SENA countries? Can he deliver consistently? But look at the answers he\u2019s given. 147 runs in the first innings at Headingley.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIn the second innings, people said he threw his wicket away after that big score. Then came 269 runs in the first innings at Edgbaston. Again, the talk was that it might prove to be less, but he followed it up with 161 in the second innings.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIn the third Test, he got out early in both innings, and questions about his form began again, even though he had already scored 430 runs in the previous match. And then came that hundred in Manchester, in a match India needed to draw. Whenever there\u2019s been a challenge, whenever questions have been asked, Gill has answered them perfectly with his bat,\u201d said Patel on JioHotstar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He also went on to talk about the importance of the often-underappreciated value of Ravindra Jadeja brings to the table with his batting skills. Jadeja made 516 runs for India, including hitting five half-centuries and a gritty unbeaten century that helped India draw the fourth Test at Manchester.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIn the third Test, he got out early in both innings, and questions about his form began again, even though he had already scored 430 runs in the previous match. And then came that hundred in Manchester, in a match India needed to draw. Whenever there\u2019s been a challenge, whenever questions have been asked, Gill has answered them perfectly with his bat,\u201d said Patel on JioHotstar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cAfter that, there wasn\u2019t a single batting collapse in the rest of the series. The way he batted and the consistency he showed were extremely important for India. What applies to KL Rahul in this regard also applies to Ravindra Jadeja it\u2019s vital for a senior player to stand up in such moments, and Jadeja has done exactly that in this series,\u201d concluded Patel.<\/p>\r\n\r\n