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Former India cricketer Abhinav Mukund has said that while Shubman Gill has it in him to become an all-format captain, the pressure on him is too much at the moment and India should consider split captaincy. While other cricketers were rotated across formats, Gill remained a mainstay, returning for the home series opener against South Africa, where the accumulated workload took its toll.

On Day 2 at Eden Gardens, Gill was struck by neck spasms and had to be hospitalised, ruling him out for the rest of the game. Without their Test captain, India were bundled out for just 93 while chasing 124, permitting South Africa to claim a 30-run victory.

Speaking on The Great Indian Cricket Show on Doordarshan , Mukund requested the BCCI to rethink their plan to appoi

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