New Delhi: “I know it is tough for him.” Gautam Gambhir , laconic and always mildly on edge, had been drawn into a discussion on Shubman Gill’s packed assignments across formats over the next few months. The head coach’s response was a tacit acknowledgement that India’s newest Test and ODI captain — not to mention T20I vice-captain — is probably the hardest-working man in international cricket right now. Having been pushed to Day Five of the second Test, India completed a seven-wicket win against the West Indies here at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Tuesday, notching up the 58 runs still remaining from a target of 121 within an hour of play on the final morning. The win enabled India to tick off some important boxes — mark Gill’s first Test series win (a 2-0 margin), erase memories of th
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