'Shubman Gill must decide...'- Sanjay Manjrekar gives stern warning to Indian captain during ENG vs IND 3rd Test at Lord's

The former Indian batter, Sanjay Manjrekar, has given a stern warning to the young touring captain, Shubman Gill, on his understanding between the two characters of Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni as he looks to put feet on a long-lasting career as the leader of the country in the longest format. 

Manjrekar feels that Shubman Gill suddenly looked tentative on the evening session of the fourth day between England and India at Lord’s when the England players came hard at him with a mouthful of words. The former player reminded with a warning that Virat Kohli used to perform better in those situations while MS Dhoni used to love the calmness, and it would be important for Gill to choose one of these two.

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‘Gill, suddenly looking tentative last evening, had a lot to do with the hostility he got at the crease from England. Virat performed better, the angrier he got. Dhoni is the exact opposite. Gill must decide what gets the best out of him as a batter, calmness or anger.’ Manjrekar expressed in a post shared on his Twitter handle (formerly known as Twitter).

Sanjay Manjrekar warns Shubman Gill during the ENG vs IND 2025 series

Manjrekar’s statement came after Gill looked to get out of his routine that he showed during the first couple of games at Leeds and Edgbaston to earn success. In the opening game at Headingley, he smashed 147 runs in the first innings. Behind India’s 336-run victory in Birmingham, the right-handed batter drilled 269 runs in the first innings before carrying the momentum in the second innings with a 150+ run knock.

Gill suddenly looking tentative last evening had a lot to do with the hostility he got at the crease from England. Virat performed better, the angrier he got. Dhoni the exact opposite. Gill must decide what gets the best out of him as batter, calmness or anger.

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) July 14, 2025

However, he looked completely different in the second innings of the Lord’s. On the first couple of balls, he was not sure how to deal with the situation. Three balls later, he smashed a fine drive against Brydon Carse through covers for a boundary. He missed a straight ball that just swung away to nearly smell the outside edge.

Gill had a poor game in London, but that was enough for him to overtake Rahul Dravid as the highest run-getter for an Indian in a Test series in England. As Manjrekar suggested, it will be important for the youngster to know how to deal with the situation in Manchester and the Oval.