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Shubman Gill told in the press conference on Saturday how having Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the team helps him. The India vs New Zealand 3-match ODI series is starting from January 11, which will be Gill’s first ODI series at home as captain. During this, he also reacted on not being selected in the T20 World Cup 2026 squad.
Shubman Gill was out of the ODI series against South Africa due to injury, regarding which he admitted that it was a difficult period to stay away from the field after getting the captaincy. He said, “Obviously, it is never easy, especially when you are injured, watching your team play and you feel that you are not able to take part in all those matches, especially when you have just been made the captain.” Describing the importance of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the team, Gill said that one is one of the greatest openers in ODI and one is one of the greatest batsman in ODI.
What did Gill say about Rohit-Kohli?
Shubman Gill said, “Rohit Sharma is one of the greatest openers ever in ODIs and Virat bhai is one of the greatest ODI batsmen ever, so definitely when you have these two guys in your team, your life becomes a lot easier. If you are in a difficult situation, they (Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli) have gone through such situations and situations many times in their careers, so you can always go to them to know what they are thinking or what they will do and that information is available to anyone. is also very valuable to the captain.”
On not being selected in T20 World Cup 2026
Shubman Gill said, “As a player, you have the belief that if you play the World Cup, you will win for your team, you will win for your country. But despite this, I respected the selector’s decision, whatever decision they took, I wished the T20 team all the best and I am really hopeful that they will win the T20 World Cup.”
When and where to watch India vs New Zealand 1st ODI live
India vs New Zealand 1st ODI will be played on Sunday, January 11 at BCA Stadium, Vadodara. The match will start at 1:30 pm, toss will take place at 1 pm. The match will be broadcast live on the channels of Star Sports Network. Live streaming will be on JioHotstar app and website.