India, June 29 -- Since India's defeat in the opening Test vs England in Leeds, new captain Shubman Gill has fallen victim to criticism from certain sections of fans and experts. India put in a dominant batting display, where Gill, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal got centuries, amd vice-captain Rishabh Pant smacked twin tons. Despite the centuries, fielding errors and a weak bowling attack saw England win the Test by five wickets.

Former India cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin rushed to Gill's defence, claiming that it was very early to talk about his captaincy and he still needs some time.

"This is his just first match as a captain, you just can't talk about captaincy. It's too early to talk about captaincy," he said.

"We should give him a ...