Shubman Gill can never be accused of lacking confidence. Gill, the new India captain, has his nickname “Prince” stamped on his cricket bat and he is going to need that self-assurance when he comes face to face with Ben Stokes over the next six weeks.

It seems like Shubman Gill’s love of test cricket is as strong as it was for the great Virat Kohli. Gill is heading into his first assignment as India's test captain and was asked if he’d prefer to win the upcoming five-match series in England or the title in the Indian Premier League.

Sachin Tendulkar wants new India Test captain Shubman Gill to "shut the doors" to the external noise surrounding his approach to captaincy during the England tour. Tendulkar believes Gill will do "something special" on the tour and India will win the five-Test series 3-1.