NEW DELHI: After guiding India to his first Test series win as captain, Shubman Gill expressed his joy, calling it an honour to lead the team. At the same time, he remained humble, admitting that he is still getting accustomed to the responsibilities of captaincy.

Gill's first series as India's Test captain ended in a 2-2 draw against England during their tour in July–August.

India wrapped up the second and final Test against the West Indies in just over an hour on Tuesday, cruising to a seven-wicket victory and sealing a 2-0 series sweep. The hosts, dominant throughout, faced only a brief scare towards the end.

Chasing a modest target of 121, KL Rahul remained unbeaten on 58 off 108 balls, while Dhruv Jurel supported him with 6 not out, guiding India to victory in 35.2 overs on the final day.

Rahul struck six fours and two sixes, forging a crucial 79-run partnership for the second wicket with Sai Sudharsan, who contributed 39 runs.

"It's a big honour (to lead India). It's a really big honour I'm kind of getting used to it. Managing all the players, leading this team is a great honour. It's about taking the right options in the given situation. I try to make the most probable decision in the given situation that we are in that game. And sometimes you have to take a bold decision, depending on which player can get you certain runs or can get you those wickets," Gill said at the post match presentation.

India enforced the follow-on after dismissing the West Indies for 248 in their first innings, taking a 270-run lead. However, the visitors fought back brilliantly, thanks to centurions John Campbell (115) and Shai Hope (103), along with a stubborn 10th-wicket partnership.

India's decision to push for an innings victory appeared to backfire, but Shubman Gill explained the reasoning behind the move. He said setting a target for the West Indies and then needing to take six or seven wickets on the final day could have been challenging.

"We were around 300 runs ahead. We thought even if we scored 500 runs and then had to get six or seven wickets on day five, it could be a tough day for us. That was the thought process," Gill added.

Gill performed well with the bat during the series, hitting a hundred and a fifty in the two matches, and he said he had to separate the roles concerning his batting and captaincy.

"Definitely, you need to separate the two when I'm going out there to bat. Batting is something that I've grown up doing since I was 3 or 4 years old. So when I go out there (to bat), I just want to make decisions as a batsman.

"The one thing that you always fight for is how can you make your team win a match. And as a batsman, when I'm going out there, that's the only thought that I have."