Former India batter Manoj Tiwary said it's an "open secret" that India head coach Gautam Gambhir wants a captain who listens to him. He remarked that Shubman Gill was picked in Asia Cup squad for this reason despite the successful opening partnership of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson in T20Is. Tiwary, however, praised Gill's captaincy in IPL.