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Shubman Gill, India’s Test and ODI captain, has suggested that the Board of Control for Cricket successful India (BCCI) fto the Test squad hole amended up of large series.
“One of the suggestions that I was precise keen connected is, if you would spot successful the past 2 Test bid that we played, we didn’t person that overmuch clip to prepare,” Gill said present connected Saturday (January 10, 2026), the eve of India’s three-match ODI bid against New Zealand.
“It’s not casual playing successful India, and playing different lucifer successful a antithetic state connected the 4th day, particularly erstwhile you are travelling connected agelong tours. Even if you had won the bid against South Africa, it inactive wouldn’t person made that overmuch of a difference, due to the fact that we cognize we request to hole good to beryllium capable to triumph Test matches each implicit the world.”
Gill’s remarks came a time aft the BCCI hierarchy — president Mithun Manhas, caput Devajit Saikia, vice-president Rajeev Shukla — met on with caput of cricket — centre of excellence VVS Laxman and wide manager cricket operations Abey Kuruvilla — to illustration retired roadmap for Test cricket progress.
The BCCI has been soul-searching ever since India was whitewashed by South Africa astatine location — a 2nd location whitewash successful a twelvemonth — 2 months ago. Saikia admitted aft the gathering that the BCCI is keen connected imbuing red-ball skills among youngsters who are much focussed connected T20 exploits.
Gill underlined the value of preparation. “Preparation for maine is truly big, and I didn’t deliberation that we had that overmuch clip to hole erstwhile we came backmost from Australia, oregon adjacent aft the Asia Cup erstwhile we played the West Indies series,” helium said.
“It’s important to astatine slightest person immoderate spot of preparation, sometimes, particularly erstwhile changing from white-ball format to red-ball. I deliberation we volition instrumentality immoderate enactment and we volition support it successful caput to beryllium capable to hole good earlier the commencement of immoderate reddish shot series.”
