Shubman Gill's captaincy on Day 3 of the 4th Test match against England in Manchester on Friday has drawn criticism from former India head coach Ravi Shastri. After England had amassed a commanding 186-run advantage in the first innings at 544/7 at the end of play, Shastri launched his tirade.  

Shastri chastised Gill for introducing Washington Sundar into the assault too late. To provide India a ray of optimism, Sundar quickly fired Harry Brook and Ollie Pope. In addition, Shastri questioned Gill's choice to hand the new ball to Anshul Kamboj, who was making his debut, saying it relieved England of some of the burden.

"He took four wickets in the last game. Then you bring that bloke after 67, 69 overs. I mean, what does it tell that player? Here, I've taken four. I should be like a front-runner, bowling within the first 30, 35 overs. And you're getting me on after 69. And then he takes the first two wickets. So tactically, I thought they were found wanting.

I thought Siraj should have taken the new ball yesterday. Instead of giving it to Kamboj, who's new, playing his first Test match. That let the pressure off England. Then the bouncer tactic, which they're 24 hours late. That should have been tried yesterday to see if they could have made further inroads. So tactically a lot was missing," said Shastri on Sky Cricket.

But Shastri hoped that Shubman Gill will improve as captain as the time goes by, but stated that the team management including head coach Gautam Gambhir and senior players need to guide him properly.

"I'll cite an example of Virat when he took over. He was the other way, as far as Shubman goes. He was extra, ultra-aggressive. Where you had to, at times, from the dressing room, calm him down, especially with field placement. It was a case of as if you wanted five wickets every session of play. It doesn't happen. Sometimes you've got to, you know, respect the conditions and set fields accordingly. And that's why I think the team management becomes now crucial in helping someone like Shubman Gill over the first year and a half. I think that is the key," he added.

Shastri also criticized some of the team's veteran players, stating that they should take charge as they can create their own opportunities.

"The senior players in the side, they have to start being accountable and be able to set their own fields, have their own ideas. That should come from the bowlers as well. Okay, I want to try this now, captain. What do you think? Rather than the captain going and telling them, if they played 50, 60 test matches and more, it should be them going and telling the captain, listen, I need to take a wicket and I want to set this kind of field. That's what Stokes does. He thinks about how he's going to disrupt things and find ways of breaking partnerships," said Shastri.

England ended day 3 on 544/7 and lead India by 186 runs.