Legendary Sachin Tendulkar believes that 25-year-old Shubman Gill performed admirably in his debut Test series as India's captain in the longest format, a demanding five-match series in England.

Many people today rank the series as one of the best of the century. It was the first to have a prize partially named after Tendulkar, the Anderson-Tendulkar prize. The series concluded 2-2 after each match lasted the entire five days, with the majority continuing into the final sessions.

“All in all, a fantastic result. 2-2, things could’ve been different, but there are no ifs and buts in cricket,” Tendulkar said in a video posted on Reddit.

Tendulkar remarked that anytime England had formed a strong partnership, Gill appeared to be a little lost for ideas, but he added that it is only normal for a captain to act that way in such circumstances.

“Captaincy has a lot to do with how the bowlers are bowling, how disciplined they are, and how long they can persist with their plans. Sometimes, what happens is that if things are not going the bowlers’ way, they start experimenting. That is when the captain feels that the fielders he has on the ground are not enough; he needs more because runs will be coming from everywhere. He still looked calm and composed, but when partnerships happen, it becomes difficult for any captain, and the priority becomes to dry their runs,” Tendulkar analyzed Shubman’s captaincy.

Tendulkar said that overall, Gill seemed to be controlling his team and the game pretty well.

“Overall, I felt he controlled the team well. There were areas where things could’ve been different, but everyone has their opinion. This was his first series and possibly against the most attacking side in Test cricket. I don’t think any other team bats the way this England side does,” he said.

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Regarding the Indian captain's own batting performance, Tendulkar was praising Gill profusely. The 25-year-old crushed up to 754 runs in the series, shattering numerous records. He scored 269 in the first innings and 161 in the second, including the second test.

“Shubman batted brilliantly throughout the series; he looked calm and composed and organized. When it comes to quality batting, you’ve got to have a clear head and a game plan. And he was extremely consistent as far as his thought process was concerned because it reflected on your footwork. If you are not clear in your head, your body doesn’t respond accordingly. His body responded brilliantly; he looked so much in control, he had so much time to play the ball,” Tendulkar stated.

“There was precision in his footwork. The most important thing that I noticed was the respect for a good ball. Where the tendency sometimes is to push the ball on your front foot even if the ball is not near your foot, he was able to defend there. And consistently defend well on the front foot. His ability to leave was very good. Overall, shot selection was very, very good and precise,” he posted.

Shubman Gill’s next assignment as India Test captain will be the two-Test West Indies series at home.