Shubman Gill vs Ishan Kishan: It is impossible to talk about young batsmen in Indian cricket and the names of Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan do not come up. Both the players have played important roles for India in T20 International and strengthen the team with their respective styles. From a statistical point of view, the contest between the two looks quite interesting.

Shubman Gill’s record in batting

Shubhman Gill has played 36 T20 International matches so far, in which he has scored 869 runs in 36 innings. His highest score has been 126 runs not out, which shows his class and ability to play big innings. Gill’s average is 28.03 and strike rate is 138.59, which makes him a reliable top order batsman. One century and three half-centuries are recorded in his name. Gill is also ahead in terms of fours, he has hit 98 fours and 26 sixes.

Ishan Kishan’s aggression

Whereas Ishan Kishan has scored 796 runs in 32 T20 International matches. He has batted in 32 innings and his best score has been 89 runs. Kishan’s average is 25.67 and strike rate is 124.37. Even though he does not have a century to his name yet, he has scored 6 half-centuries, which shows his consistency. Ishaan has hit 79 fours and 36 sixes, which clearly shows that his game is more aggressive.

Who is ahead in fielding?

Talking about fielding, Ishan Kishan has taken 13 catches, while Shubman Gill has 9 catches to his name. Kishan gets an edge here because he is a wicketkeeper.

Who is better?

If we talk about technique, consistency and big scores, then Shubman Gill seems a little ahead. Due to his fast start and aggressive batting, Ishan Kishan can prove to be dangerous for any bowler. Both the players are a strong foundation for the future of Team India and their competition is going to be more exciting in the coming times.

India’s prestigious domestic ODI tournament Vijay Hazare Trophy is once again in the news. The tournament is still going on and meanwhile the statistics are showing how many big and aggressive batsmen this competition has given to Indian cricket. Especially in the matter of hitting sixes, many players have surprised everyone.

Manish Pandey- Karnataka

Manish Pandey of Karnataka is the batsman who has hit the most sixes in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He hit 108 sixes in 103 matches played between 2008 and 2023. Pandey is known for his timing and calm style, but does not shy away from playing big shots when needed. His consistency in domestic cricket makes him special.

Rituraj Gaikwad- Maharashtra

Maharashtra captain Rituraj Gaikwad has rapidly risen to the top in this list. From 2017 till now, he has hit 102 sixes in just 55 matches. His strike rate is above 100 and average is above 60, which shows his class. The tournament is still going on, so this figure may increase further.

Yusuf Pathan – Baroda

As soon as the name of Yusuf Pathan, who played for Baroda, comes up, long sixes come to mind. He hit 91 sixes in Vijay Hazare Trophy. Yusuf was known for changing the course of the match in less balls and his aggressive style is still remembered by the fans.

Vishnu Vinod – Kerala

Kerala wicketkeeper-batsman Vishnu Vinod has made a strong place in this list with 88 sixes. Playing in the middle order, he got fast runs for the team on many occasions and hit big shots.

Ishan Kishan – Jharkhand

Jharkhand’s Ishan Kishan has proved himself as a dangerous batsman with 84 sixes. Aggression is clearly visible in his batting and Vijay Hazare Trophy has prepared him for the big stage.

Further records may be broken

Since Vijay Hazare Trophy is still going on, players like Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan can go higher in this list. This tournament is not only a platform for scoring runs, but also shows a glimpse of the future of Indian cricket.

The next international series of the Indian cricket team is against New Zealand. The India tour will start with a series of 3 ODI matches, the first match of which will be held on January 11 at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara. BCCI can announce the team in the first week of January. 2 changes are possible in the team.

Indian Test and ODI team captain Shubman Gill was injured in the first Test against South Africa. He suffered a leg injury, after which he was out of the Test and then the entire ODI series. Although he returned from the T20 series, his performance was poor. The result of this was that he was not selected in the team for the T20 World Cup.

Will Shreyas Iyer return?

Talking about Shreyas Iyer, he was badly injured during the Australia tour, he is currently undergoing rehabilitation process at BCCI’s Center of Excellence. The good thing is that Iyer has started practicing batting in the nets, which is very good news for his comeback.

Difficult to have Ishaan or Padikkal in the team

Ishan Kishan and Devdutt Padikkal are performing brilliantly in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, but right now there is no place for them in the team. Ishaan has been selected for the T20 World Cup and the T20 series against New Zealand, but he may have to wait for the ODIs. On the other hand, despite Vijay Hazare scoring two consecutive centuries, it seems difficult for Padikkal to be selected in the team.

Tilak Verma and Dhruv Jurel will be out

With the arrival of Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Verma and Dhruv Jurel will have to be out. KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant will be included in the team as 2 wicketkeepers, Tilak Verma may also have to go out, who was the backup of Rituraj Gaikwad.

Pandya and Bumrah rested

Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah can be rested from the ODI series. Both are important players in the T20 World Cup, due to workload management they will be rested from the ODI series against New Zealand. He has not played in the last 2 ODI series for India, and this will continue.

Akshar Patel did not play in the ODI against South Africa, the BCCI did not give the reason that he was rested and was ruled out. He may also be out of the ODI series against New Zealand. Ravindra Jadeja may get his last chance, whose performance in the last few matches in this format has not been good. He was dropped from the team in Australia and could not impress with the ball against South Africa.

India’s probable ODI squad against New Zealand

Shubman Gill (captain), Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana.

India’s wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan is in excellent form. He was selected as the captain of Jharkhand team in Vijay Hazare Trophy and played a century of 125 runs against Karnataka in the first match. But the surprising thing is that despite being the captain, Ishaan is not playing in the match against Rajasthan. Actually, Ishaan has left the team and gone home, and the reason behind this is BCCI.

BCCI sent him home, but why?

Kumar Kushagra, who was captaining the Jharkhand team in the match against Rajasthan, broke his silence on Ishan Kishan not playing. When Kumar Kushagra came to the field for the toss, he told that the BCCI team has sent Ishan Kishan home for rest. Kushagra also gave a good news that Ishaan will join back with the team on January 2. This means Ishan Kishan will not play for Jharkhand in the next 2 matches against Puducherry and Tamil Nadu.

Kumar Kushagra said, “The BCCI team has given rest to Ishan Kishan, due to which he has gone home. He will rejoin the team on January 2.”

Return to Team India after strong performance

Some time ago, BCCI had removed Ishan Kishan from the list of central contracts due to not playing domestic cricket. After that, Ishan Kishan was the highest run-scorer in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He had scored 517 runs in 10 innings of that T20 tournament, which included 2 centuries and two half-centuries. Under Ishaan’s captaincy, Jharkhand also became the champion of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

On the basis of that strong performance, Ishan Kishan has got a place in the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup 2026. He has also maintained his good form in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, as he scored 125 runs in the very first match.

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The first day of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 was entirely in the name of batsmen. In the matches played on different grounds of the country, the bowlers looked helpless and a flurry of records were created. A total of 22 batsmen scored centuries in a single day, breaking the old record of this domestic ODI tournament. Earlier, the maximum number of centuries scored in a single day was 19, but this time the figure went beyond that.

On this historic day, big names like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Devdutt Padikkal played brilliant innings, but the real limelight was stolen by a lesser known batsman from Odisha.

Virat Kohli’s memorable comeback

Virat Kohli returned to Vijay Hazare Trophy after 15 years and scored a tremendous century for Delhi against Andhra Pradesh. Virat played an innings of 131 runs in 101 balls. Classic cover drives and pull shots were seen in his innings. Nitish Rana supported him well by adding 77 runs and Priyansh Arya by adding 74 runs. Due to which Delhi achieved the target of 299 runs in just 37.4 overs. With this century, Virat completed 16,000 runs in List A cricket and became the batsman to achieve this milestone in the fewest innings.

Rohit Sharma’s ‘Hitman’ style

While playing for Mumbai, Rohit Sharma took a dig at the bowlers of Sikkim. He played a stormy inning of 155 runs in 94 balls, which included 18 fours and 9 sixes. Mumbai achieved the target of 237 runs in just 30.3 overs. Rohit, playing domestic ODI after a long time, was seen in full form.

Ishan Kishan’s blast

While playing for Jharkhand, Ishan Kishan scored 125 runs in just 39 balls against Karnataka. He hit 7 fours and 14 sixes and took the team to 412 runs. However, thanks to Devdutt Padikkal’s 147 runs, Karnataka easily achieved this big target.

Bihar made world record

In the plate group, Bihar created history against Arunachal Pradesh. Bihar scored 574 runs for 6 wickets, which is a new world record in List A cricket. Captain Sakibul Ghani scored a century in just 32 balls, while 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 190 runs in 84 balls. Ayush Loharuka also played an inning of 116 runs. Bihar hit 49 fours and 38 sixes in its innings.

Along with their big names, young players like Arpit Bhatewara, Ricky Bhui, Yash Dubey, Sammar Gajjar, Snehal Kauthankar, Shubham Khajuria, Kishan Lyngdoh, Aman Mokhade, Himanshu Rana, Ravi Singh, Dhruv Shourie, Firozman Jotin, Vishnu Vinod and Biplab Samantre also played excellent innings and scored centuries and created history in Vijay Hazare on the very first day.

Swastik Samal became the biggest hero of the day

Amidst all these innings, 25 year old batsman Swastik Samal from Odisha caught everyone’s attention. He scored 212 runs in 169 balls against Saurashtra. This innings included 21 fours and 8 sixes. He became the first batsman from Odisha to score a double century in List A cricket. Although his team could not win the match, Samal’s innings made him the center of discussion.

Overall, the first day of Vijay Hazare Trophy was full of records and runs, which has made the tournament even more exciting.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 has started with records and stormy innings. On the very first day, the batsmen showed such brilliance that domestic cricket suddenly came into limelight. After Bihar’s young Vaibhav Suryavanshi and captain Saqibul Ghani, Ishan Kishan has now become the center of discussion. Playing for Jharkhand, Ishan Kishan made it clear by scoring a century in just 33 balls that he is not going to take his return to Team India lightly.

Ishaan’s havoc in front of Karnataka

The match was played between Karnataka and Jharkhand at Narendra Modi Stadium (B Ground) in Ahmedabad. Karnataka is the defending champion of this tournament, but its bowlers looked helpless in front of Ishan Kishan. Ishaan came to bat at number six and adopted an aggressive style as soon as he came. He completed his half-century in just 20 balls and after that increased the pace further. Ishaan did not stop even after completing his century in 33 balls. He scored 125 runs in a total of 39 balls. During this, 7 fours and 14 skyscraper sixes came from his bat.

The news about the bowlers was very good

Ishan Kishan targeted fast bowler Vijaykumar Vaishak the most. Ishaan scored 40 runs in just 11 balls. Apart from this, Ishaan completely turned the match towards Jharkhand by scoring 25 runs in one over of Vidyadhar Patil and 24 runs against Abhilash Shetty.

Special list of fastest centuries in List A cricket

This innings of Ishan Kishan includes him in the list of batsmen who have scored the fastest List A century in India. Now his name is at second place in this list.

1. Saqibul Ghani- century in 32 balls
2. Ishan Kishan- Century in 33 balls
3. Anmolpreet Singh- century in 35 balls
4. Vaibhav Suryavanshi- century in 36 balls
5. Yusuf Pathan- century in 40 balls

Return to Team India after two years

27 year old Ishan Kishan has not been a part of Team India for the last 2 years. He played his last international match in 2023. Recently he has been selected in the team of T20 World Cup 2026. This was his first match in Vijay Hazare Trophy and he made it memorable. This is Ishaan’s seventh century in List A cricket. Before this, he has also scored a double century in ODI cricket.

The organization of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 has started from Wednesday. On the first day, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma scored record centuries while Odisha’s Swastik Samal scored a double century. Bihar scored 574 runs against Arunachal Pradesh, in which many records were made. For Bihar, 3 batsmen (Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Saqibul Ghani, Ayush Anand) scored centuries. See 10 big records made on the first day of the tournament.

1. Rohit Sharma’s special record

Mumbai player Rohit Sharma scored 155 runs against Sikkim. In this innings played in 94 balls, he hit 9 sixes and 18 fours. Rohit has become the second oldest player to score a century in Vijay Hazare Trophy. Rohit is currently 38 years 238 days old. In this matter, ahead of him is Anustup Majumdar of Bengal, who scored a century after the age of 39.

2. Virat Kohli made a record

Delhi batsman Virat Kohli played an inning of 131 runs in 101 balls against Andhra, although he made a big record by scoring only 1 run. He has become the fastest batsman to complete 16000 runs in men’s List A cricket. Kohli touched this figure in 330 innings, Sachin Tendulkar had completed 16000 runs in List A in 391 innings.

3. Swastika Samal created history

Today, Swastik Samal of Odisha played the biggest individual innings in Vijay Hazare Trophy, he scored a double century against Saurashtra. He scored 212 runs in 169 balls, becoming the first batsman to score a double century for Odisha in List A cricket. However, despite this historic innings, his team lost the match.

4. Second biggest win

Bihar registered a big win of 397 runs against Arunachal Pradesh. This is the second biggest win on the basis of runs in List A cricket. Tamil Nadu is at number one, they also won against Arunachal Pradesh in 2022-23 by a huge margin of 435 runs.

5. Saqibul Ghani’s fastest century

Bihar captain Saqibul Ghani completed his century in 32 balls, the fastest century by an Indian in men’s List A cricket. He broke the record of Anmolpreet Singh, who had scored a century in 35 balls against Arunachal Pradesh in 2024.

6. This happened for the first time in history

This is the first time in the history of Vijay Hazare Trophy, when 3 batsmen have scored centuries in an innings. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, captain Saqibul Ghani and Ayush Anand scored centuries for Bihar team. All three had completed their respective centuries in less than 50 balls, this is also a record.

7. The greatest innings

Bihar cricket team scored 574 runs against Arunachal Pradesh, this is the highest score in men’s List A cricket. Apart from this, more than 500 runs have been scored only once, in 2022-23 Tamil Nadu had scored 506 runs.

8. Vaibhav Suryavanshi made a record

Vaibhav Suryavanshi missed his double century, he scored 190 runs in just 84 balls. Vaibhav had completed 150 runs in 59 balls, he has become the batsman to score 150 runs in the fewest balls in List A cricket.

9. Bengal’s biggest victory

Batting first, Vidarbha had scored 382 runs. Chasing this big target, Shahbaz Ahmed (71), Abhimanyu Easwaran (71), Sudeep Kumar (68) played good innings and played an important role in the team’s victory. Chasing the target of 383, Bengal won by 3 wickets, this is Bengal’s most successful run chase in ODI cricket.

10. Most ‘sixes’ in an innings

A total of 38 sixes were hit in Bihar cricket team’s innings of 574 runs, which is the highest number of sixes in an innings in the history of Vijay Hazare Trophy. Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit 15 sixes, Saqibul Ghani hit 12 sixes.

In the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Wednesday, 14 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi created a new record by scoring a century in just 36 balls, but within a few hours, Jharkhand captain Ishan Kishan broke this record of Vaibhav. Ishan Kishan continued his great form by scoring a century in just 33 balls. Ishaan scored a century at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

The interesting thing is that both of them did not have the record of fastest century in the name of Vijay Hazare. Bihar captain Saqibul Ghani scored a century in just 32 balls. Saqibul Ghani holds the record for scoring the fastest century in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Ishan Kishan’s explosive innings is being discussed a lot on social media. 27 year old Ishan Kishan played a brilliant inning of 125 runs in just 39 balls. During this period, 7 fours and 14 sixes came from his bat. Ishaan’s strike rate against Karnataka was more than 300. In such a situation, the fans are very happy with the selection of this batsman in Team India for the 2026 T20 World Cup.

Bihar scored 574 runs, Vaibhav played a stormy innings

For Bihar, Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 190 runs in 84 balls. 16 fours and 15 sixes came from his bat. Whereas Bihar captain Saqibul Ghani played an unbeaten inning of 128 runs in 40 balls. He hit 10 fours and 12 sixes. Apart from these two, Ayush Loharuka scored 116 runs in 56 balls. Thanks to the centuries of these three, Bihar scored a huge score of 574 runs for 6 wickets in 50 overs.

Ishan Kishan played in the middle order

Let us tell you that Ishan Kishan, who recently won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title for Jharkhand, played in the middle order in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Ishaan, who came to bat at number six, scored 125 runs in just 39 balls. Thanks to Ishaan’s strong innings, Jharkhand scored a huge score of 412 runs in 50 overs.

ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is going to start from 7th February in India and Sri Lanka. BCCI has announced the Indian team before the tournament. Suryakumar Yadav has been given the captaincy of the team, while Akshar Patel has been made the vice-captain. Many new faces are included in this team, but the special thing is that there are five players who have been a part of the T20 World Cup played in UAE in 2021. India’s performance in that tournament was disappointing and the team was out of the group stage. Now these same players will once again play the World Cup in a new role and under changed circumstances.

Ishaan Kishan

Wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan was included in the Indian squad in the 2021 T20 World Cup. Although he played only one match in the entire tournament. He could score only 4 runs in that match. In 2026, Ishan has returned to the team as a more experienced player and will be expected to have a fast start and strength behind the wicket.

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav also played in the 2021 T20 World Cup, but his bat did not work then. He scored a total of 42 runs in four matches. This time Suryakumar is not only the most important batsman of the team, but is also leading the team as the captain. The 2026 World Cup is being considered the biggest test of his career.

Varun Chakraborty

The 2021 T20 World Cup was no less than a nightmare for mystery spinner Varun Chakraborty. He played three matches, but could not take a single wicket. After this he remained out of the team for a long time. Now after a strong comeback, he has got a chance again and this time he will be expected to bowl effectively.

Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah was India’s most reliable bowler in the 2021 T20 World Cup. He had taken seven wickets in five matches. Bumrah has also played the 2016 T20 World Cup before this. Even in 2026, he will have a big responsibility of taking wickets and creating pressure in the death overs.

hardik pandya

Hardik Pandya was also a part of the 2021 T20 World Cup team. He did not appear fully fit in that tournament and could score 69 runs in only three innings in five matches. Now once again he is an important player of the team in the role of all-rounder and he will be expected to contribute with both bat and ball.

The Indian team has been announced for the T20 World Cup 2026, Ishan Kishan has returned in this team captained by Suryakumar Yadav. Vice-captain Shubhman Gill and Jitesh Sharma have been dropped. Former cricketer Wasim Jaffer raised a big question about the team, he feels that Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jitesh Sharma should have been in this team. According to him, these two players could have been in place of Ishan Kishan and Washington Sundar.

T20 World Cup 2026 will be organized from 7 February to 8 March in India and Sri Lanka. The team was announced through a live press conference on Saturday, December 20, which was attended by Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar, BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia and Suryakumar Yadav. On Sunday, the day after the team was announced, former cricketer Wasim Jaffer tweeted, “Why not Jaiswal and Jitesh? #T20WorldCup.” After this he made another post.

What did Wasim Jaffer say?

Wasim Jaffer reposted his own tweet and wrote, “I would have played them (Jitesh and Yashasvi) instead of Ishan Kishan and Washington Sundar. Axar is the vice-captain, so his playing is certain and you cannot play Washington before Varun Chakraborty and Kuldeep Yadav. Jitesh has not done anything wrong that he should be dropped and Yashasvi, there is no need to tell why he should not be in the team.”

I would have them in place of Ishan & Washi. Axar is VC so he’s sure to play and you can’t play Washi ahead of Varun and Kuldeep. Jitesh hasn’t done anything wrong to be dropped and Yashasvi, don’t need any explaining why he shouldn’t be there in first place. #T20WorldCup2026 https://t.co/68BtGDKZYx

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) December 21, 2025

Indian team for T20 World Cup 2026

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel (vice-captain), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Washington Sundar, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper).

India’s schedule in T20 World Cup 2026

• 7 February- vs America (Mumbai)
• 12 February- vs Namibia (Delhi)
• 15 February- vs Pakistan (Colombo)
• 18 February- vs Netherlands (Ahmedabad).