'He is fully ready to lead us' – Kuldeep confident about Gill captaining team for England series

The Indian Test team will be led by Shubman Gill in the upcoming series, and Kuldeep expressed his full confidence in Gill’s leadership. He stated that Gill has learned a lot and holds the leadership qualities passed down from previous captains.

"Shubman knows how to lead a team. He has worked under the seniors in the last couple of years. In the last one year, you'd have seen him in a lot of discussions with Rohit bhai - not only in Tests but even in ODIs. I'm sure he has learned a lot, but as a leader, from what I have seen so far, he's very motivated and he's been playing an active role in lifting the team,” Kuldeep said.

"I have seen over the last three-four sessions that Shubman has the same qualities that I've seen in our previous leadership groups. He's fully ready to lead us," he added.

Team India are currently playing an intra-squad match in Beckenham, where the conditions are expected to assist spinners. England have recently shifted from traditional green pitches to flatter surfaces, which could bring spinners into greater play during the upcoming Test series.

"It seems like there will be good wickets for spinners. The wicket for the practice match was good for batting. There was some light moisture on the first day, and the seamers got some help, but as the game went on, I felt there was some bounce for the spinners, and while I didn't get much turn during my first spell on the first day, it's day three today and I'll get to know how the wicket is now when I get to bowl, but whatever practice sessions I've had so far, the ball has been turning a bit. It'll be really nice if it remains this way during the [Test] matches too,” the wrist left-arm leg spinner conceded.

"If the conditions are warm, as they have been over the last three-four days, and if the wickets are like this, spinners can get help. I don't worry that much about conditions, but yes, it feels good to bowl if you get a slightly helpful wicket," he further continued.

The more we bowl, the better it will be: Kuldeep

Kuldeep Yadav further admitted that after several months of playing T20Is, the plan is to bowl as many overs as possible in a proper Test match. He mentioned that this approach helps build the bowlers and improves their overall performance in the game.

“We've played a lot of T20 in the last four-five months, so volume is very important, and all the bowlers are instructed to bowl as many overs [in practice as they would in a match]: the fast bowlers will bowl at least 15 to 20 overs so they can build up fully for the Test match, and it's the same for the spinners - the more they bowl, the better it will be," Kuldeep concluded.