[WATCH] "The way he..."- Ravi Shastri labels this player as 'rising star' for India

The former Indian head coach, Ravi Shastri, has lauded the young Indian star batter and the captain of the longest format, Shubman Gill, for his incredible run of batting during the recently concluded five-match Test series in England, which the visitors went on to draw 2-2.

Shubman Gill finished 754 runs in the 10 innings at an average of 75.40 and a strike rate of 65.56 with the help of four centuries at the best score of 269 runs during the second encounter at Edgbaston in Birmingham. The right-handed batter was under immense pressure after landing in the country.

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“No question, Shubman Gill. He’ll be around for a long, long time because we’ve seen what kind of series he’s had here. I think he’s only 25 years of age, and as you know, with this exposure, he’ll get even better. He’s right up there. He’ll be up there. He’s composed. He’s very regal. The way he bats, he’s very easy on the eye, very fluent and can play the long innings.” Ravi Shastri commented on Sky Sports Cricket.

Watch: Ravi Shastri labels this player as 'rising star' for India

Shubman had a career Test average of around 35 before the start of the trip. Now, he has smashed an overall 2647 runs in 69 innings at an average of 41.35 and a strike rate of 61.42, with the help of nine centuries and seven half-centuries at the best score of 269, which was followed by 150+ in the second innings of the Edgbaston fixture.

When Gill came onto the scene, he was compared to Virat Kohli’s skills with the bat. Those are huge shoes to fill in for the Punjab-born, who, however, was decent in his first Test series as captain in making some vital decisions to change the momentum of the game.

Now, the reports have claimed that the Gujarat Titans’ captain could qualify to feature in the Asia Cup 2025 squad for the defending champions. If he gets into the side, then he might end up shouldering the responsibility of the vice-captaincy in the national side.