An entire era will be known by the names of Virat Kohli and Steve Smith, both are at the last stage of their careers. Smith has retired from ODI while Kohli is playing only ODI format. Kohli has taken retirement from Test and T20. If we talk about the great batsmen of the new era, Shubman Gill’s name will definitely be included in it. After the Test, he has been given the command of Team India’s ODI team, his first tour is in Australia. Since Gill is in Australia, let us tell you what Steve Smith’s record was till the age of 26. Currently Gill is 26 years old.

Similarity in the performance of Gill and Smith

Indian captain Shubman Gill is currently 26 years old. There is a striking similarity between his performance and that of Smith. Be it innings, centuries, half-centuries or ducks. So let’s first talk about Smith’s records till the age of 26.

What was Smith’s record till the age of 26?

At the age of 26, Steve Smith played 159 international innings in all three formats, in which he scored 6365 runs at an average of 40.80. By this time he had scored 19 centuries and 27 half-centuries. He could not open his account in 6 innings, till this time his highest score was 215 runs.

Shubman Gill’s record at the age of 26

Shubman Gill has played 155 international innings in all three formats, i.e. only 2 less than Smith. During this period he scored 6319 runs, i.e. 46 runs less than Smith. The number of centuries of both is equal (19-19). Talking about half-centuries, Gill scored 26 and Smith scored 27 half-centuries. Smith has been out on zero 6 times and Gill has been out on zero 7 times. Gill’s run scoring average was 45.78 while Smith’s was 46.80.

Shubman Gill’s performance shows that if his performance continues like this then he will definitely become the next king. Right now he is being prepared as captain for the 2027 World Cup. This will be his first test as captain in ODIs in Australia, which is not going to be easy at all.

The name of 14 -year -old Vaibhav Suryavanshi now knows every person who watches cricket. He has played several record innings in the Under-19 against England, Australia. He is also the youngest player to play in the IPL, who scored a century in 35 balls while playing for Rajasthan Royals in the previous edition. His under-19 career has not been long too long, he made his debut last year but so far the data shows that he is getting a lot of Australia team like Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman.

Talking about Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s red ball cricket (multi-day match) in the under-19, he has scored 221 runs against Australia, including 12 sixes and 23 fours. He is still in Australia, where India A vs Australia -A Australia A will be played from 7 October. This will be the last match of the Indian Under-19 team’s tour of Australia.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi records against Australia

Vaibhav has not yet made his debut in international cricket, he is only 14 years old. If you see their records in multi -day matches, then you will understand why they are saying that they like Australia. Vaibhav, who made her debut in the Under-19 team last year, has played multi-day matches with Australia and England.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi has played 5 multi-day matches (in the under-19) in his career so far. Out of this, 3 matches are against Australia and 2 against England. Vaibhav has scored 221 runs against Australia at 55.25 average. His average against England is 22.50.

Vaibhav has hit a total of 15 sixes in Under-19 Red Ball cricket, out of which 12 have been hit against Australia and only 3 against England. Apart from this, the 14 -year -old batsman has also hit 23 fours against Australia.

In the Under-19 multi-day match, Vaibhav has so far scored 2 centuries, both have scored against Australia’s Under-19 team. He scored 113 runs in the last Youth Test of this tour. In this innings played in 86 balls, he hit 8 sixes and 9 fours. Earlier, he scored a century in India against Australia Under-19.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi on the path of Sachin Tendulkar-VVS Laxman!

Looking at the record against Australia, it seems that Vaibhav also likes the Kangaroo team as Sachin and Laxman. Sachin scored the highest century against Australia in Tests. Laxman scored 441 runs against Australia at an average of 110.50 against Australia in the Under-19 level. Seeing the Vaibhav Suryavanshi, it seems that he is also on the path of these veterans. Although it is currently in the Under-19, but the way he has performed, it is expected that he will be seen making a splash in international cricket in the coming time.

The Indian cricket team is currently in England, where the Test series (Ind vs Eng Test Series 2025) is being played. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma took retirement from the Test just before this series. Along with winning the T20 World Cup 2024, both the veterans also said goodbye to this smallest format of cricket. Kohli and Rohit now play only in ODI format, meanwhile that all the tickets for the match to be held after 4 months have been sold, in which both of them will play.

Yes, there is such enthusiasm among the fans about the match to be held after 4 months that all its tickets have been sold from now. The enthusiasm among the fans about Kohli and Rohit remains in India, it is also seen in abroad. The match we are talking about is to be in Australia.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s craze

Cricket Australia said that there is a lot of enthusiasm among Indian fans for Australia vs India ODI series. The CA said in a statement, “All tickets for the ODI match at Sydney Cricket Ground and Manuka Oval were sold 4 months ago.” Let us know that the last match of India vs Australia ODI series will be in Sydney, which will start from 9 am on October 25 (as per Indian time).

Cricket Australia had talked about honoring Virat and Rohit in this series. He had said that these can be the last visit of both of them here, so they will demand to make it special.

Enthusiasm among fans over India’s tour of Australia

The Indian cricket team will go on a tour of Australia in October-November, where the team will play 3 ODIs and 5 T20 international matches. The ODI series will run from 19 October to 25 October, Virat and Rohit will play in it. After this, the T20 series will start from October 29, the last match will be played on 8 November.

Cricket Australia stated in its statement that, “There is also huge demand for the records of the record tickets for Ashes after sales. More than 90 thousand tickets have been sold for 8 matches in 2 weeks of ticket sales.” The board said that only more than 16 percent of the tickets have been purchased by Indian clubs. The Indian Army has bought more than 2,400 tickets and Fans India has bought more than 1,400 tickets.

India vs south Africa 2025 schedule: These days the thrill of IPL 2025 is at its peak in India, this tournament will run till 25 May. After that the schedule of the Indian cricket team is going to be very busy. Now the entire schedule of the South African team’s tour of India has come out. This year, a series of five T20 and three ODIs will be played between India and South Africa during November-December month. Apart from this, India also has to play series against Australia, Bangladesh and West Indies.

India vs South Africa: Full schedule

The start of the ODI series between India and South Africa, with 3 matches in Ranchi, Raipur and Vijg. At the same time, the series of five T20 matches will start from December 9 and the last match of the series will be played on 19 December.

• First ODI – 30 November – Ranchi
• Second ODI – 3 December – Raipur
• Third ODI – 6 December – Vijg
• First T20 – 9 December – Cuttack
• Second T20 – 11 December – Nagpur
• Third T20 – 14 December – Dharamshala
• Fourth T20 – 17 December – Lucknow
• Fifth T20 – 19 December – Ahmedabad

India’s schedule after IPL 2025

After the conclusion of IPL 2025, Team India has to visit England, where five Tests are to be played between the two teams. After that India also has to go on a Bangladeshi tour. The T20 Asia Cup will be played in September. After the Asia Cup, the West Indies team will come to India for 2 Test matches, both these matches can be played in Mohali and Kolkata. Before the series against South Africa, the Indian team will visit Australia for 3 ODIs and five T20 matches. Let us know that South Africa also has to play 2 Test matches against India.

Meanwhile, the 2025-27 cycle of the World Test Championship will also begin. Well at present, the focus of Indian players is on IPL 2025, so that India can also get some new faces for the 2026 T20 World Cup.

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