The year 2025 was full of ups and downs for the Indian cricket team. The Indian team and its fans are going to enter the new year with those memories. This year, Team India has achieved many big achievements in the white ball format, but the performance in the Test format has been disappointing. This year, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli said goodbye to Test cricket. Let’s see here how has been the performance of Team India in the year 2025?

Performance in test was disappointing

In the year 2025, the Indian team played a total of 10 test matches, in which it won 4 and lost 5 matches, while one test match of Team India was a draw. The last test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 was played this year, in which Team India lost by 6 wickets. After that the Indian team went on England tour under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, where the five-match series was drawn 2-2. India defeated West Indies 2-0 in the home Test series, but then lost 0-2 to South Africa in the home series.

• Last test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy: India lost by 6 wickets
• India vs England: Series drawn 2-2
• India vs West Indies: India won 2-0
• India vs South Africa: India lost 0-2

Amazing performance in ODI, won Champions Trophy

India’s performance in ODI cricket this year was excellent. India played 14 ODI matches this year in which it won 11 and lost only three times. In the same year, Team India won the Champions Trophy title by defeating New Zealand by 4 wickets in the final. This year India won the ODI series against England and South Africa.

• India vs England: India won 3-0
• India won the Champions Trophy 2025
• India vs Australia: India lost 1-2
• India vs South Africa: India won 2-1

Amazing record in T20 also

The T20 record of the Indian team in the year 2025 was also excellent. Team India, captained by Suryakumar Yadav, lost only three T20 matches this year. In 2025, India recorded 16 wins in 21 T20 matches and lost only 3 matches, while 2 matches could not yield any result. In the same year, India also won the Asia Cup 2025 played in T20 format. This year Team India has not lost any T20 series.

• India vs England: India won 4-1
• India won the Asia Cup 2025 title
• India vs Australia: India won 2-1
• India vs South Africa: India won 3-1

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There are less than 2 months left for the start of T20 World Cup 2026, but the problem of the batting line-up of the Indian team has not been solved. On one hand, due to the exclusion of Rinku Singh, the role of finisher within the team has become a matter of concern. In the first T20 match against South Africa in Cuttack, Jitesh Sharma was given the responsibility of wicketkeeper, while Sanju Samson, who was playing the role of wicketkeeper in the T20 team for 2 years, had to sit out.

This fact is not hidden from anyone that after the arrival of Gautam Gambhir, there has been a glut of all-rounder players in the middle order. In such a situation, only one slot remains vacant, on which a wicketkeeper or a finisher can be brought. It is very important to have a wicketkeeper in the team, but when Samson was ignored in Cuttack and Jitesh Sharma was played, many people were shocked. Jitesh Sharma himself has given a statement on this subject.

Samson like my big brother

Jitesh Sharma said in the post-match conference after the first T20 match, “To be honest, he is like an elder brother to me. Having more competition brings out your talent. It is also good for the team. There is a lot of talent in the team, you can also feel it.”

Jitesh Sharma further said, “Sanju bhaiya is a great player. I will have to compete with him, if that happens, I will have to give my best. We both are trying to play for Team India. We are like brothers. We have played a lot of cricket together and help me a lot. If I have to compete with him, play shoulder to shoulder, then I will have to show my A game.”

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India vs South Africa 2nd ODI match will be played tomorrow at ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam. The match will start at 1:30 pm Indian time. Before that, the Indian team had a practice session, in which only 4 players participated. From Virat Kohli to Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul also did not become a part of this practice session.

The four players who participated in the practice session were Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Verma, Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy. Apart from head coach Gautam Gambhir, other members of the support staff also attended the session. Actually, the Indian team had not organized any practice session for the third ODI match, and it was an optional session. Therefore, apart from four players, all other players including Virat-Rohit decided to take rest.

Important match for Jaiswal-Sundar

This ODI match against South Africa will be especially important for Yashasvi Jaiswal and Washington Sundar. In the absence of Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal has opened with Rohit Sharma in both the matches, but he has scored only 40 runs in 2 innings. To stake claim for a place in the ODI team, it is very important for him to play in the third match.

On the other hand, Washington Sundar was put to bat at number 5 above KL Rahul in Ranchi, but was out after scoring only 13 runs. In the second match, he was run out after scoring just one run. Sundar has not been able to take a single wicket in bowling in this series. In such a situation, they too will have to perform better in every situation.

Indian ODI team’s vice-captain Shreyas Iyer is also not playing in this series. Rituraj Gaikwad got a chance in his place at number-4. He was out early in the first match, but capitalized on the opportunity by scoring a century of 105 runs in the second match.

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India vs South Africa third and deciding ODI match will be played on 6th December in Vizag. Team India has reached Vizag for the final match of the series. In the first ODI played in Ranchi, the Indian team won by 17 runs, whereas in Raipur, even after scoring 358 runs, Team India had to face defeat by 4 wickets. Now a media report has revealed that all the tickets for the third match have already been sold.

The third ODI match between India and South Africa will be played at ACA VDCA Cricket Stadium. It is being told that all the tickets for this match were made available online, which were sold out within a short time.

Talking about the second ODI match, the Indian team had scored 358 runs while playing first. Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad scored centuries, while KL Rahul played a stormy half-century of 66 runs. Despite this, South Africa easily won that match with 4 wickets remaining. In this match, South Africa had made the record of the most successful run chase in ODI history against India.

Virat Kohli has arrived at Vizag pic.twitter.com/SJAR39yTFO

— Virat Kohli Fan Club (@Trend_VKohli) December 4, 2025

fight to save the series

The first ODI was won by India and the second by South Africa. Now the series winner will be decided on 6th December. 10 years ago, under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, the Indian team had to lose the ODI series against South Africa at its own home. Now South Africa can do this once again. Let us tell you that after the ODI series, a five-match T20 series between India and South Africa is going to start from December 9.

The AURA of Virat Kohli pic.twitter.com/e0FsWTp0y2

— Virat Kohli Fan Club (@Trend_VKohli) December 4, 2025

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Rituraj Gaikwad has returned to the playing eleven of the ODI team for the first time since December 2023. In the first ODI match against South Africa, he could not capitalize on the opportunity and was out after scoring only 8 runs. But in the second ODI match played in Raipur, he scored a century of 105 runs in 83 balls. This is the first century of his ODI career. In fact, even after this century, the chances of Gaikwad getting a confirmed place in the playing eleven are slim. You will also be shocked to know the reason for this.

Will Gaikwad be out?

When the Indian ODI squad against South Africa was announced, captain Shubman Gill and vice-captain Shreyas Iyer were not there. On one hand, Yashasvi Jaiswal has got a chance to open in place of injured Gill, on the other hand, vice-captain Shreyas Iyer plays at number-4, Rituraj Gaikwad has got a chance at this position in both the matches against South Africa. But when Iyer returns to the team, Gaikwad’s place in the playing eleven will be in danger.

Can you get a chance at some other position?

If we look at the first five batting order of the Indian team, they are solid. Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul play on these. Only the sixth order is left for batting, because usually the all-rounder player plays at the 7th order. But with Washington Sundar getting continuous opportunities and Ravindra Jadeja being in the squad, Rituraj Gaikwad will not be able to make a place in the playing eleven.

Looking at all these aspects, it is not wrong to say that even after the century inning of 105 runs in Raipur, Gaikwad’s place in the playing eleven is not safe. Gaikwad may sit out after Shreyas Iyer’s return from injury.

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India has scored 349 runs while playing first. In this ODI match being played in Ranchi, Virat Kohli scored the 52nd century of his ODI career. He played an inning of 135 runs, apart from him Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul also played half-centuries. Rahul is captaining the Indian team in this series.

The Indian team came to bat first after losing the toss. Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal tried to play sharp shots from the beginning, but Jaiswal was out after scoring only 18 runs. After that, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma took over the innings and made a partnership of 136 runs. Rohit Sharma played an innings of 57 runs in 51 balls.

In this match, Rituraj Gaikwad got a chance at number-4, but was out after scoring 8 runs. Devald Brewis took a brilliant catch and dismissed Gaikwad. The team management surprised everyone and sent Washington Sundar to bat at number 5, but he walked out after scoring 13 runs.

KL Rahul had already confirmed that he will bat at the sixth position. Rahul’s captaincy innings of 60 runs showed that he is indeed the trouble-shooter of Team India. Because he is ready to bat at any time in any order. Now he has impressed at the sixth position also. Ravindra Jadeja’s innings of 32 runs in 20 balls helped Team India reach the score of 349.

Virat Kohli scored 52nd century

Virat Kohli has already become the batsman who has scored the most centuries in the history of ODI cricket. In the first ODI against South Africa, he scored the 52nd ODI century of his career. This is his sixth century against South Africa in ODI cricket. In this matter he has broken the records of Sachin Tendulkar and David Warner.

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The Indian team’s 0-2 defeat in the Test series against South Africa has raised many big questions. On one hand, Gautam Gambhir is under criticism due to his poor coaching record, on the other hand, people have started asking whether the Test team is moving in the right direction after the retirement of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin. Meanwhile, former Indian captain Kapil Dev says that the current team does not have batsmen like Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman.

Batsmen like Dravid and Laxman are no more

According to SupportStar, Kapil Dev said, “We are more busy with T20 and ODI, so the batsmen do not get bowling friendly pitches. On a pitch where spin and fast bowlers are supported, patience is a different level of skill. Once you are ready to play on such pitches, your mindset affects how you deal with them. You do not have batsmen like Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman, who knew how to play in the field. To survive means to bat in the middle.

Big statement given on Rishabh Pant

Kapil Dev said that Rishabh Pant’s natural style is to hit, hence he cannot be asked to play boldly. He said, “Footwork is important in playing spin bowling. You cannot ask Rishabh Pant to play defending because he is a real match winner. He will only look to hit the ball, he is not the kind of batsman who can score 20 runs in 100 balls. When he hits a six, everyone goes crazy. Can you tell him not to hit sixes? He is such a batsman who can destroy the opposition team.”

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After Gautam Gambhir became the head coach, the Indian team has won the Champions Trophy and Asia Cup in white ball cricket. But Team India is becoming one of the lagging teams in red ball cricket. Gambhir took over as head coach in July 2024, after which the Indian team has been able to register only four wins in 9 home Test matches. Gambhir is already being trolled on social media, but now people have started criticizing Gambhir from the front as well.

A video has surfaced on social media, in which a person is seen standing at a distance and saying good and bad to Gautam Gambhir. While giving the statistics of the Indian team, this person said that Gautam Gambhir should leave coaching.

In this video going viral, this fan said, “3-0 at home, 1-0 with Africa, leave coaching. Can’t win at home with South Africa, forget the 2027 World Cup.” The demand for removal of Gambhir from the post of coach has started gaining momentum.

Team India is continuously performing poorly

The Indian team is performing very poorly especially in Test cricket. Last year, when Gautam Gambhir was the head coach, New Zealand came to India and gave a 3-0 clean sweep to Team India in the Test series at home. Now South Africa has also defeated the Indian team 2-0 in the Test series at its home.

Indian batsmen were not able to chase the target of 124 runs in Kolkata Test. In the Guwahati Test, Team India had to face defeat by 408 runs. This is India’s biggest defeat by runs in the history of Test cricket. Due to this poor performance, the Indian team’s hopes of playing the final of WTC 2027 have suffered a setback.

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India vs South Africa 3 ODI match series is starting from 30th November. This will be Team India’s last ODI series in the year 2025. Meanwhile, there is news that BCCI is preparing to hold a meeting, in which the future of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in ODI cricket (Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma ODI Future) and their playing in the 2027 ODI World Cup is possible to be discussed.

The final ODI match of India vs South Africa series will be played on 6 December in Visakhapatnam. According to a report of Times of India, after this last ODI match, high officials of BCCI, Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar, Head Coach Gautam Gambhir can hold a meeting in Ahmedabad.

Nothing has been decided yet on whether Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will play in the 2027 World Cup or not. If Rohit and Virat are not able to play the 2027 World Cup, then in such a situation, there have been reports of the team management preparing a backup plan.

A BCCI source was quoted by Times of India as saying, “It is very important that players of the stature of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are made clear as to what the team management expects from them. They cannot play surrounded by uncertainties.” According to the report, BCCI has asked Rohit Sharma not to worry about his future and only focus on his fitness and performance.

The future of both the senior players seems to be in danger because Rohit and Virat will play ODI matches at an interval of several months. However, both of them had indicated that they were in good form in the series against Australia. On one hand, Rohit Sharma was the highest run scorer in the entire series by scoring 202 runs. He also scored a century. On the other hand, Virat Kohli had flopped in the first two ODI matches against Australia, but he also silenced his critics by scoring unbeaten 74 runs in the third match.

KL Rahul will captain the Indian team in the ODI series against South Africa. According to a media report, Rahul has confirmed that he will bat at number 6 in the upcoming ODI series. Let us tell you that the regular captain of the ODI team, Shubman Gill is not a part of this series due to injury. In such a situation, the opening slot had become vacant, but Rahul says that he will bat at sixth position in the ODI team like before.

KL Rahul was earlier seen batting at the sixth position in the ODI series against Australia and before that also in the Champions Trophy 2025. According to RevSportz, KL Rahul said, “I will bat in the same order, at number 6. We will try to play spin bowling better.”

KL Rahul opens in Test matches, but in ODI matches he has established himself well in the middle order. At number six, Rahul’s ODI average is more than 40. However, he has not been able to score even a single fifty or century in this sequence.

Rohit-Jaiswal will open

It has not been confirmed yet, but in the absence of Shubman Gill, it is almost certain that Yashasvi Jaiswal will come to open with Rohit Sharma. Whereas number-3 is already with Virat Kohli. The absence of vice-captain Shreyas Iyer is also raising big questions regarding number-4. It is possible that Rishabh Pant will play in this order. Since Rahul has said that he will bat at number 6, there can be a place for Rituraj Gaikwad in the middle order.

Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar can play 2 spin bowling all-rounders, while Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana can handle the burden of fast bowling. Kuldeep Yadav can play the role of main spinner.

India’s ODI squad: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Verma, KL Rahul (captain), Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Rituraj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Dhruv Jurel.