Updated On: 17 June, 2025 01:39 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
In his first captaincy assignment, Shubman Gill will be clashing against England in their backyard, where India last won a Test series in 2007. Karthik feels that Gill should score runs in the first Test match in order to earn respect in the dressing room

Dinesh Karthik and Shubman Gill. Pics/AFP
Ahead of the Test series against England, former Team India cricketer Dinesh Karthik feels that Shubman Gill is yet to realise the seriousness of being a captain of the national Test team.
The former cricketer also stated that the vulnerability of England's bowling attack is the only positive he sees during the Test series.
"I don't think he has realised the enormity of what it means to be a Test captain of India as of now. He is walking into a lion's den. Luckily for Shubman Gill, the England bowling attack is very vulnerable. That is the only positive I see. England's batting will put India under pressure, but the bowling is an area that is still work under progress," Karthik said on the Sky Sports podcast.