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"Getting better every day": Ravichandran Ashwin hails Shubman Gill as Team India captain

Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has expressed high praise for Shubman Gill, admitting his initial reservations about the young batter leading the national team have dissolved as the skipper continually improves. During a recent limited-overs fixture against West Indies at Greenfield Stadium on September 27, Gill steered India to victory by contributing a century with the bat, marking his fifth career hundred in the format as the squad builds toward the 2027 World Cup.

Beyond his batting performance, Gill drew strong admiration for his tactical decisions in the field while defending a total with a depleted bowling lineup missing several prominent starters due to a scheduling clash with the 2026 Asian Games. Faced with a century-plus opening partnership from Justin Greaves and John Campbell, the Indian captain maintained his composure and deployed spinner Kuldeep Yadav at an optimal moment once the ball had softened.

The patience paid off as Yadav collected four wickets for forty runs, dismantling the Caribbean batting order and highlighting Gill's growing maturity in handling leadership responsibilities.

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