Former India skipper Kapil Dev on Saturday said the England series will serve as a valuable learning experience for young India captain Shubman Gill and urged critics to give him some time to grow into the leadership role. 

“Give him time. This is his first series, he will commit mistakes and there will be many positives over the period of time, he will learn. There is no problem if he is learning. There will be mistakes, but he is learning from his mistakes which is very important,” Kapil, who is the president of PGTI, said on the sidelines of the PGTI Schedule announcement for the second half of 2025. 

“This is a young team, they are getting the opportunity to play and in the coming days these players will win. It is just a new team. Any new team in the world take time to adjust. Gill is a new captain, and he will learn a lot and I think this series will be a learning step,” he added.