On the eve of the Lord’s Test, Indian batting coach Sitanshu Kotak unpacked the architecture behind Shubman Gill’s extraordinary run of form in the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. With 585 runs in just two matches, including scores of 269 and 161 at Edgbaston, Gill has rewritten the narrative around his overseas credentials. Speaking from India’s training session at Lord’s, Kotak rejected the idea that Gill’s resurgence stemmed solely from the weight of captaincy. Kotak noted a perceptible shift in the right-hander’s thought process that began much before this series. Speaking to the pre-match pressy, "I don't think it's because of the captaincy that things have changed. I feel it's more about his mindset. I had seen it back in Australia during our initial practice match, and later in the India series-his mindset back then and now has definitely changed. There has definitely been a technical change too. He thought about it, made some adjustments, and is still working on it-which every batsman does silently." Kotak added, "So I think it's much more about his mindset. He's now in a frame of mind where he wants to spend time at the crease. And as I've said before, his skill is such that any loose ball he gets, he converts it into a boundary. He's scoring hundreds in 140 or 150 balls quite regularly." Read also: Watch: Bhanu Anand Takes Flying Catch to Dismiss Logesh in PPL 2025 Form Meets Focus: Gill Evolves Amid Criticism and Leadership Gill had entered the England series with questions looming over his SENA record—averaging 25.70 across 11 Tests with just two fifties. However, those numbers have ballooned to 45.79 in two matches. His decisive performances—centuries in both innings at Edgbaston and a fighting ton in Leeds—have silenced criticism over his captaincy appointment. Kotak underlined an important moment: “In the first game, second innings, he played a shot early on that he later admitted was premature. Then in the next Test, he didn’t play a single shot until he was properly set.” This level of self-assessment, Kotak believes, defines Gill’s current frame of mind. Kotak explained, “He’s in a space where he wants to spend time in the middle. And if he gets a loose ball, he punishes it. He’s scoring hundreds in 140 or 150 balls quite regularly.” Gill is now the first batter in Test history to follow a double century with a 150 in the next innings. As the third Test beckons at Lord’s, his form remains India’s most bankable asset.