Tendulkar also praised Mohammed Siraj, who bowled India to a series-levelling win at The Oval in the final Test and claimed 23 wickets while featuring in each of the five matches, was "unbelievable"
It was a massive series for Gill and his team following the retirements of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, besides the absence of senior players like Mohammed Shami
India and England's rebranded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy produced a gripping 2-month Test series that broke batting records, stirred controversies, and celebrated red-ball legends on both sides.
Gill also needs just one more century to break Gavaskar's record for most centuries by an Indian player in a Test series
India's toss-losing streak began in January against England in the third T20I of the five-match series
Ollie Pope will be seen leading the English side in the absence of Ben Stokes at the Oval for the all-important fifth Test of 2025 Anderson Tendulkar Trophy
Leading the Test team for the first time, the 25-year-old Gill has been prolific in this series and has already amassed 700 runs with four centuries including a double ton.
With England leading the series 2-1 after a draw in Manchester, India must win at The Oval to level the five-match contest.
Gambhir wants his players to make their own history rather than follow anyone from the past including himself.
Virat Kohli too had scored 4 hundreds during the 2014/15 Australia tour and Gill has got his name among the elites of world cricket.
Gill is also just 77 runs away from Sunil Gavaskar's all-time highest runs scored by an Indian player in a Test series record
Gavaskar firmly believes that team decisions must be made by the captain, independent of external influence, including that of the head coach.
Kohli, who held the record with 655 runs against England in Tests, has now been overtaken by India's newly appointed skipper as he battles on England pacers to help India cut down England's lead.
In the post-session show on JioHotstar, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar said that players don't lose wickets with the kind of shots Indian players played after getting a start of 40-50 runs
The closely-fought game saw plenty of drama on the field, including an animated flare-up between Gill and the England openers towards the end of the third day of the Test
India captain Shubman Gill has had a trial by fire in his debut series as captain with all three Tests against England lasting five days but more than the physical fatigue, he feels tired mentally.
England captain Ben Stokes, in his presser before Shubman Gill, also mentioned the incident, saying his team would reciprocate any aggression from the Indian side in the intense Test series
India lost the third Test against England at Lord's by 22 runs to go 1-2 down in the series
The 76-year-old monarch engaged in a friendly cricketing discussion with the Indian squad after the Lord's Test, a meeting Gill later described as "amazing."
The skipper will now be eyeing Jaiswal's record of most runs against England in a Test series, which the southpaw set by scoring 712 runs during England's tour of India in 2024