India, Oct. 11 -- Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri. Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid. And now Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir. These captain-coach combinations will forever be etched in Indian cricket. All wasn't hunky dory when Gill took over the reins of the Test side earlier this year after the retirement of Rohit, Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin. The odds were stacked against the now 26-year-old as no one gave a young Indian side a chance of upstaging England in England. However, Gill led from the front, scoring 754 runs in five matches, ensuring India didn't lose the series and walk away with a memorable 2-2 draw.

Head coach Gambhir has finally opened up on the criticism faced by Gill over the last few months, saying it was not fair on the y...