Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has defended Shubman Gill’s defense at Eden Gardens. When Ganguly was asked whether Gill should be India’s T20I captain, true to his signature style, the former great's answer was unequivocal-"Gill should be the captain of everything because he’s so good.”

Ganguly reminded the questioner that only three months ago, Gill had led a young Indian side in England without Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma looking absolutely “gold” with both the bat and the captain’s armband. And yet, in just a few months, public perception had shifted from celebration to doubt.

The heart of Ganguly’s remark lay in that rapid flip of the narrative. In a recent interaction, Ganguly expressed his frustration with how impatient the cricketing ecosystem has become with emerging leaders

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