Shubman should focus on his decisions: Sachin

Shubman Gill should be given adequate "time and support" to succeed as he leads India through a tough transition phase, feels the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, whose advice to the new skipper is to focus on his own planning without thinking about opinions outside the dressing room.

- Agencies

NEW DELHI:

The 25-year-old Gill will be leading India in the five-Test series against England in the new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, starting Friday.

India will be without their batting talisman Virat Kohli, former skipper Rohit Sharma and senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, all of whom have retired from Test cricket.

"I think he (Gill) has to be given time. He has to be supported," Tendulkar told PTI in an exclusive interview on the eve of the opening Test in Headingley.

Being Indian skipper is a high-pressure job and Tendulkar knows that varied opinions will fly thick and fast. But he expects Gill to have a tunnel vision.