‘We never give up’: Captain Shubman Gill's takeaway from Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy after India win Oval Test

Giving up was never on India mind as Shubman Gill finished his maiden Test series as a full-time captain with head held high on Monday at The Oval. Defending just 35 runs on the final day of the fifth Test against England, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna shared the final four wickets to help India win by six runs and save the inaugural Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2-2. Earlier, India had won the second Test in Birmingham and drew the fourth Test in Manchester. 

With the guidance head coach Gautam Gambhir, the young Indian team sans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, never shied away from giving it back during the whole series, something that was instilled in them by their outgoing seniors. Without Jasprit Bumrah in the side, the Indian pacer trio of Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj did the job to eke out a narrow win.    

Asked what would be his takeaway from the last six weeks of gruelling Test series, Gill was pretty blunt on his reply and said, “We never give up.” Captaining the side for the first time in his career in Tests, all eyes were on Gill. While he kept his c

The way both teams played was great. Came into the final days not knowing the result, showing both teams came with their A game. When you have bowlers like SIraj and Prasidh like that, captaincy looks easy. I think the way we responded today was magnificent. We were confident, even yesterday, we knew there under pressure. We wanted to make sure it stayed throughout. Siraj is a captain's dream. Gave it his all every ball and every spell he bowled. 2-2 is a fair reflection. It shows how passionate both teams were and how well they played. Very rewarding, my aim was to be the best batter this series and getting there is very satisfying. It's always a matter of sorting things out technically and mentally, they are correlated. Learnings from the last six week: We never give up