After their white-ball tour of Australia, India turned their attention to the all-format series against South Africa, which begins with the Test match on November 14 at Eden Gardens. Gill, a captain of the Test and ODI teams, is one of the few players to represent India across all three formats, and there has been considerable discussion about his workload.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Speaking about his workload during the pre-match press conference, Gill admitted, \"I'm still trying to figure out how to balance playing across three formats. Since the Asia Cup, it\u2019s been a packed schedule \u2014 playing back-to-back matches and constantly switching formats. I\u2019m still learning what works best for me in terms of performance and consistency.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He added, \"The challenge is more mental than physical. Of course, there\u2019s jet lag and travel fatigue, but physically I feel completely fine. It\u2019s more about staying mentally sharp. It\u2019s a good challenge, and also a great learning curve for me.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Turning around in just 4\u20135 days, coming from a different country and shifting formats \u2014 that\u2019s mentally challenging. The body needs to adapt, and playing Test cricket in India brings its own unique challenges. But as professional cricketers, how we respond to those challenges is what defines us.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
There has been a lot of talk about Gill\u2019s workload, and India's assistant Ryan Ten Doeschate had admitted earlier that it wasn\u2019t easy, but said he\u2019s confident in the players' ability to adapt quickly between formats.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"It's super challenging. You see less and fewer guys playing all three formats. Mentally, when you take a challenge like that you need a roadmap on how to go about things. Shubi (Shubman Gill) as an example has been very good,\" Ten Doeschate said in a press conference on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
There has been a lot of talk about Gill\u2019s workload, and India's assistant Ryan Ten Doeschate had admitted earlier that it wasn\u2019t easy, but said he\u2019s confident in the players' ability to adapt quickly between formats.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"These two Test matches are very important. To play the WTC final, we need to do well here. South Africa are a strong side \u2013 they\u2019ve won the WTC- so it won\u2019t be easy. We know there will be difficult moments, but as a team, we\u2019ve shown that we can handle those situations well,\" Gill said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n