India batter Shubman Gill on Wednesday revealed that batting at No. 3 is a position where he wishes to cement himself and it starts with the first Test against West Indies at Windsor Park, here.

Gill had been opening the batting since his Test debut during the 2020-21 triumphant Border-Gavaskar Trophy campaign in Australia. But on the eve of the first Test match against West Indies, India skipper Rohit Sharma revealed that Gill had expressed to head coach Rahul Dravid to bat at No. 3, allowing India to field a left-right opening combination in Rohit and debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal. “In India ‘A’ matches, I batted at Nos. 3 and 4. They asked me where I wanted to bat, and I said I wanted No. 3. It is a position where I want to consolidate,” said Gill in a pre-game chat with broadcasters.