India, May 26 -- Anil Kumble has expressed certain apprehensions about Shubman Gill's appointment as India's Test captain. He feels the youngster has a big task ahead of himself because he has yet to cement himself as a batter in India's Test team overseas. Gill has played all 32 Tests for India, and while he may be the second-youngest captain after Sachin Tendulkar to be named India's Test captain, the 25-year-old is the least experienced.

Kumble's take is crystal clear. He was hoping Jasprit Bumrah would succeed Rohit Sharma as India's Test captain. More so because, for the longest time, that was supposed to be the case. Bumrah was India's vice-captain for the Test series in Australia and even led in Perth and Sydney, the two games whe...