Shubman Gill is determined to taste success in every format with India, having been confirmed as his country's ODI captain after just one home Test as red-ball skipper.

Gill was appointed as India's Test captain in May, following Rohit Sharma's retirement from cricket's longest format.

His first series as skipper saw India salvage a 2-2 draw in England. The tourists had been staring down the barrel of a series-deciding defeat in the fourth Test after England put up a first-innings score of 669, only to cling on for a draw that turned the momentum.

India then beat West Indies by an innings and 140 runs to kickstart their home red-ball season last week, with another match against them starting on Friday.

Earlier this week, Gill was given even more responsibility by The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), as he also replaced Sharma as ODI captain.

But Gill, who holds formal leadership roles in all three formats, as vice-captain of India's T20I side, feels well-equipped to manage the increased workload.

"Physically, most of the time, I feel fine, but sometimes, yes, there is mental fatigue," he told reporters ahead of the second Test against West Indies.

"When you are constantly playing, there is obviously a certain expectation that I have from myself, and to be able to keep up with my own expectations sometimes becomes the challenge.

"But I think that's the challenge, to be able to play all the formats for India, and I want to play all the formats and succeed in all the formats for the country and win ICC titles. 

"So, if I want to do that, then this is the challenge I have to go through."

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Gill led from the front throughout India's tour of England, putting up a total of 754 runs – the second-most by any Indian batter in a bilateral series – at an average of 75.40.

Asked to compare the challenge of leading the red-ball team to serving as captain in limited-overs matches, Gill said: "The challenge is to stay on top for five days in a Test match, and that is more difficult than captaining in a T20 game. 

"In a T20 game, if you get off to a really good start and then you maintain that, then you are able to be on top for the entirety of the game. 

"In a Test match, you can be on top for two days, but if you don't turn up on day three, the other team can make a comeback."

India are unbeaten in their last 26 Tests against West Indies (16 wins, 10 draws). It is their longest such run against any opponent in the format, as well as the Windies' longest winless run against any team in red-ball cricket.