Legendary Indian batter and former captain Sachin Tendulkar has thrown his support behind the Shubman Gill-led Team India, forecasting a convincing 3-1 victory over England in the upcoming five-match Test series. The highly anticipated series kicks off today, June 20, at Headingley in Leeds, with subsequent matches scheduled for Birmingham, Lord’s, Manchester, and The Oval.
Tendulkar, India’s all-time leading run-scorer in Test cricket and a key member of the Rahul Dravid-led squad that last secured a Test series win on English soil in 2007, shared his prediction with ESPN Cricinfo on Thursday, June 19. When asked for his series forecast, the maestro simply stated, “I have settled for 3-1 to India.”
Shubman Gill, who boasts 1893 runs from 32 Tests, was appointed India’s new Test captain on May 24 and will lead the team in this crucial series. Sachin Tendulkar expressed his confidence in the young skipper, believing Gill will achieve “something special” during the tour.
All the best, Indian team!
