India are all set for a transition following the retirements of Test veterans Ravichandran Ashwin, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli. Under new captain Shubman Gill, India will begin their tour of England, with the first Test in Leeds starting June 20. Gill, 25, has been appointed captain after Sharma’s retirement.

Gill, the youngest Indian Test captain since Kapil Dev, has a big void to fill—one previously helmed by stalwarts like Kohli, Rohit, MS Dhoni, Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid, and Sourav Ganguly. So, when the Leeds Test begins, all eyes will be on Gill.

Jos Buttler, the England white-ball captain and Gill’s teammate at Gujarat Titans in the IPL, offered insights into Gill’s leadership style. Gill captains the IPL side where Buttler plays, giving him a close-up view of Gill’s temperament.

Speaking about the challenges of leading India, Buttler said it is like being one of the “third or fourth-most influential people” in the country.

“I don't think we can quite understand the level of interest and the stardom that these guys have. You see it around the IPL, you're aware of it, but actually living that yourself... I think they say the Indian Test captain is like the third or fourth-most influential person in India, behind the Prime Minister, so you really are put up on that pedestal,” Buttler said during a podcast with Stuart Broad.

“(There are) one-and-a-half billion people, all cricket-mad, so it's going to be a huge job for him. Kohli is the king, Shubman is the prince—that's the narrative that they spin out there, and I feel that he's the coming man... Stepping into that No. 4, it's big shoes, isn't it?"

“He (Gill) talked about compartmentalising batting and captaining; so when he's batting, he just wants to be a batter, and then he will try and work on his captaincy and try and separate the two roles."

With India missing both Kohli and Rohit, Gill’s own performance with the bat will also be under intense scrutiny. There's growing concern about who will fill the void left by the two legends in the batting lineup.

“It's going to be a huge job for him. He's obviously captained two seasons of IPL cricket, which is a big, pressurised job, and he's sort of the prince. Kohli is the king, Shubman is the prince—that's the narrative that they spin out there, and I feel that he's the coming man... Stepping into that No. 4, it's big shoes, isn't it? Coming behind Virat and Sachin Tendulkar before that as well. That's obviously a huge role,” Buttler added.

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