Former Indian batter Subramaniam Badrinath has picked Shubman Gill’s captaincy as the biggest positive for India after the Test series against Sri Lanka. Under Gill’s leadership, India registered a 1-0 series win against the home team after the second Test ended in a draw.
Gill was spot on with his field placements and bowling changes throughout the two-match Test series. Furthermore, India had registered a 2-2 draw against England in 2025 while playing in English conditions under Gill’s captaincy.
Badrinath said on his YouTube Channel, “Shubman Gill’s captaincy has been a big positive. India did well in England and now Sri Lanka also. He is leading a young team and doing very well. Though Gambhir is a commanding figure, I still feel Shubman Gill is making the calls and picking the team, knowing the captain will be held responsible for the results.”
On the other hand, the former CSK batter picked Devdutt Padikkal as another positive for India. Padikkal scored a total of 328 runs in three innings against Sri Lanka at an average of 109.33.
“Devdutt Padikkal is a big positive for India. He has sealed the No.3 position. There is no need to worry about No.3 from here on for India. He is someone who seems to play all formats well. Somehow, the current RCB players seem to do well wherever they go,” said Badrinath.
Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant once again delivered with the bat, returning with scores of 39, 66 and 63 in the Test series. Badrinath rated Pant as the best Test wicket-keeper India has ever produced.
“In my opinion, he’s the best-ever Test batter India has produced among wicketkeepers. Though MS Dhoni is close, I don’t think India has ever had a batter as good as Pant among their wicketkeepers in Tests. No one else comes even close, though, among Indian keepers,” said Badrinath (via the aforementioned source).
“He has an incredible 11 half-centuries and six centuries away from home. Delivering in away conditions is harder as it’s out of your comfort zone. Pant has consistently performed away from home.”
India’s next Test assignment is a two-match series against New Zealand.
