India, July 25 -- By Vivek Prabhakar Singh

Birmingham [UK], July 26 (ANI): Former West Indies cricketer Dwayne Smith said on Friday that he is not surprised witnessing young batter Shubman Gill lead Team India during the tour to England, hailing how Indian players are made Test-ready before they even get there and also pointed out the lack of first-class cricket played by West Indies cricketers that have contributed to their downfall in the longer format.

Smith was speaking to ANI in Birmingham, playing World Championship of Legends (WCL) for West Indies Champions.

Speaking about Indian skipper Gill, currently leading a new-look Team India without seniors Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin in England and trailing by 1-2,...