Shubman Gill and co. are ready to take on a valiant England side for a five-match Test series, with the first Test slated to start on Friday, June 20, at the Headingly Cricket Ground in Leeds, England.
India haven't won a Test series against the Three Lions on English soil since 2007, which the new generation of players will be eager to overturn, even without the services of superstars like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
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With both the veterans calling it a day, all eyes will be on the new skipper, who will be leading India in the new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, starting with the series against England.
However, Gill's record in away Tests paints a weak picture, as the batter has managed to score just 649 runs in 13 matches played so far with a mediocre average of 29.50.
Despite the numbers against him, James Anderson has weighed in that the batter cannot be taken for granted by the England cricket team.
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What did James Anderson say about Shubman Gill?
James Anderson, alongside Sachin Tendulkar, recently appeared in an exclusive interview with Mike Atherton from Sky Sports, talking about different topics, including Shubman Gill's poor away record in Tests ahead of the newly rebranded Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy.
Atherton pointed out Gill's poor away record in Tests, particularly in England, and asked Anderson if England will look at it as an opportunity to put the batter and his team under pressure to maximise their chances of chipping away with the series.
Anderson acknowledged the Indian sensation's poor overseas record but warned England not to take the batter for granted, as the captaincy thing could add a bit more fuel to the fire of the already gifted Indian batsman.
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"Yeah, I think so, but you can't take someone like Shubman Gill for granted because he has got hundreds against us in India. He is a fantastic player and he's now got experience of playing in England. I think the captaincy will potentially add a little bit more fuel to the fire for someone like him."
He further mentioned that England won't take him lightly, and the same goes for the other players in the batting lineup.
"So I don't think England will be taking him lightly at all. I think, similarly, for the rest of the batting lineup, you can't take anything for granted. A lot's made when teams come here because the conditions are foreign and the ball generally moves around quite a lot, but I think, having played a lot against India, you can't say anything for sure."
It is still to be seen whether Gill can turn his fortunes in the all-important series and better his away Test record against one of the biggest cricketing giants in the international circuit.