New Delhi: A month before the official announcement, Shubman Gill was told that he was going to be India’s next Test captain. In a meeting with coach Gautam Gambhir , chief selector Ajit Agarkar, and a top cricket administrator, he was informed that he would lead India in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. The 25-year-old couldn’t believe it when the news was broken to him. For a cricketer obsessed with batting, Test captaincy wasn’t something he was expecting, but the men who matter asked him to "dream big" and start preparing for the England tour. Gill knew wearing the captain’s band wasn’t going to be enough — he needed to score runs in Tests. His elevation to captaincy created a stir, with many questioning his place in the XI itself. Right before the start of the IPL, he asked

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