Sourav Ganguly Gave Statement On T20Is Captaincy: The 5-match T20 series between India and South Africa is going to start from today i.e. December 9, 2025. The first match of the series will be played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. Meanwhile, former Indian captain and former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has given a big statement regarding the future captaincy of Team India. Saurav says that currently the captain of Team India in T20 format is Suryakumar Yadav, but this responsibility should be given to Shubman Gill in his place. He suggested that now Shubman Gill should be made the captain in all three formats.

Statement given on split captaincy

At present, split captaincy is going on in the Indian cricket team, but now there are talks of making Gill the captain in all formats. Now former captain Sourav Ganguly has also given his opinion regarding this. During a program organized at Eden Gardens, when Ganguly was asked questions regarding T20 captaincy. So he replied that ‘In my view, Shubman Gill should be the captain in all formats.’

Shubman had performed brilliantly on the England tour

Talking about the England tour three months ago, Sourav said, ‘Look at Shubman’s performance in England three months ago. It was great to lead a young team from the front despite the absence of veteran players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the team. He shone like gold in both batting and captaincy.

He further reminded that in that Test series, Shubman scored 750 runs and also scored four centuries. A young captain who has shown so much maturity under pressure and on foreign soil should not be underestimated just on the basis of a few failures. Ganguly suggested that Shubman should be given time as captain and fans and cricket experts should not take decisions in haste.

He said, ‘It is not right to criticize a player who has performed brilliantly in one quarter in the next three months. As captain, he should be given adequate time and support. There is no rocket science in this, just trust and patience is required.

Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has made a big prediction about Rohit Sharma. Right now there is a discussion about Rohit’s retirement everywhere, fans are telling different players their option. There is also a camp that wants Rohit to play till 2027 ODI World Cup. However, it will depend on his fitness and form, meanwhile Kaif has claimed that 2027 Rohit will play till the World Cup.

Mohammad Kaif said on his YouTube channel, “Rohit Sharma is 38 years old and I think he will retire after the 2027 ODI World Cup.” Let us know that after winning the T20 World Cup 2024, Rohit retired from this small format of cricket, on May 7 this year, he also took retirement from the Test. Now he only plays ODI cricket.

Rohit Sharma is 38 years old, so how long will he play in ODIs too? Questions are being raised about this. There is also a question, who will be the new captain in his place? Kaif also told about this.

Who will be the ODI captain after Rohit Sharma

Mohammad Kaif feels that Shubman Gill will be made the captain of ODI format after Rohit. He is currently the captain of Team India in Tests. Kaif said, “Shubman Gill has scored 2000 runs in the last 3 years. He is the captain of future. In Tests, captain and vice -captain in T20. When Rohit retired from ODIs, Gill will become the next captain.

Shubman Gill is vice -captain in Asia Cup squad

The BCCI announced the squad for the Asia Cup on Tuesday, Shubman Gill returned to the T20 team after about a year and was elected vice -captain. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar said in the press conference, “We see the qualities of being a leader. He performed as expected in England. The way he performed in batting, he also crossed all our expectations.”

However, a media report claims that BCCI is seeing Shreyas Iyer as the next ODI captain. BCCI is planning to make Shubman Gill in Test and T20 and Iyer in ODIs. However, BCCI is currently targeted by critics as Iyer has not been included in the Asia Cup squad.

The Cricket Asia Cup will start from 9 September, the Indian team may announce in the third week of August. It is expected that T20 captain Captain Suryakumar Yadav will be fit by then, who has undergone surgery recently. According to the report, Hardik Pandya will not be the vice -captain of the team in the tournament, but 25 -year -old Shubman Gill can be given this responsibility.

Shubman Gill was made the captain of the Test team from the tour of England, where he managed to draw the series 2-2. As captain and Gill’s personal performance impressed everyone. Although it has been more than a year since Shubman Gill played the last T20 international match, but he is considered to be involved in the Asia Cup.

Shubman Gill will be vice -captain in Asia Cup,

According to the report of Revspports, Shubman Gill is more likely to be the vice -captain of the Indian team in the Asia Cup 2025. There is also hope about Suryakumar Yadav that he will fit till the tournament. The Indian team is included in Group A, India will have 3 matches in the group stage.

• September 10- Vs UAE
• September 14- Vs Pakistan
• 19 September- Vs Oman

Shubman Gill will bat on which number?

A big question is also that on which number Shubman Gill will bat, will he open or play at number three. Because in the absence of Gill, Sanju Samson started the innings with Abhishek Sharma in the recent past, both have shown an effective game. Gill has played 21 T20 international matches in his career and he has landed on the opening in every match. He has played 1 century and 3 half -century innings, he has a total of 578 runs.

Shubman Gill will also take command in ODI after Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma, who has retired from Test and T20, now plays only in ODI format, he is the captain of the team. According to the news, the captaincy of the ODI team after him can also be handed over to Shubman Gill, who is currently the vice -captain.

Shubman Gill’s career as captain

Gill has captained 5 Tests, out of which India won 2 Tests, 2 and 1 draw. Shubman Gill captained 5 T20I matches, out of which won 4 and defeat in 1. Gill is the captain of Gujarat Titans in the IPL.

Shubman Gill is also ready to replace Rohit Sharma in ODIs after Test as captain Test. This claim has been made by former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif. He was greatly impressed by Gill’s captaincy on England tour. Kaif said that he looked very calm in the 5th Test after an argument with opponents at Lord’s, even when there was a partnership between Brook and Root, he did not appear in anger.

Prior to the tour of England, Rohit Sharma retired from Test cricket, after which the BCCI announced the name of Shubman Gill as the new Test captain. As captain, he made many records in the first Test series. Kaif said on his YouTube channel, “Many questions arose on Gill’s captaincy, according to me, he redeemed this big opportunity. In the first series, his name was associated with Don Bradman, after 3 Tests that he could break Bradman’s record.”

Shubman Gill ready to be captain in place of Rohit Sharma in ODIs

Mohammad Kaif said, “Gill will also get ODI captaincy after the Test, because we do not know how long Rohit Sharma will play in ODIs.

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Gautam Gambhir’s last Test series could have been the head coach

Mohammad Kaif made another big claim in this video. According to him, if there was no good performance in this series, then Gautam Gambhir’s last Test series could also be the last Test series. He said, “The biggest pressure was on Gambhir on this tour. Gambhir could not do such a good job as the head coach. After losing at home to New Zealand, lost in Australia, he was also behind 2–1. If India had lost the last Test, the most criticism would have been the most criticism, and I think if India had lost the 5th Test, then this was the last Test of Gambhir as the head coach.

Shubman Gill made many records on England tour

In the first tour, Shubman Gill showed what Sourav Ganguly, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma could not do in his Test career. He scored 754 runs in 10 innings of 5 matches, he became the first Indian and the second captain of the world to score the most runs in a series. There is only Bradman (810) ahead of them. He broke Sunil Gavaskar’s record, he scored 732 runs in a series against West Indies in 1978.

Shubman Gill scored a record innings of 269 runs in this series, after which he made history by scoring 161 runs in the second innings of this match. He scored 430 runs in both innings. He became India’s first and second batsman in the world to score the most runs in a Test.

IND vs Eng: In Edgbaston, India defeated England by a big margin of 336 runs. Shubman Gill has become the first captain of India to win in this stadium. The captain had scored a total of 430 runs in both innings, which is the highest run in one Test by an Indian. It is also the biggest win on India’s foreign land (based on runs). After this historic victory, from Virat Kohli to Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag to Shikhar Dhawan reacted.

Virender Sehwag congratulated the victory and said that 430 runs of Shubman Gill should be remembered. But the way Mohammad Siraj and Akash Deep performed brilliantly despite not having help for the bowlers in the first innings, it was excellent.

Outstanding win in birmingham. While this should be Remembred as the Shubman Gill Test Match for His Incredible 430 Runs, but the efforts from Siraj in the first innings and akash deep innings on a both innings on Bowlers was an outstanding effort.… pic.twitter.com/qwrdnjmchl

– Virrender Sehwag (@Virendersehwag) July 6, 2025

Sachin Tendulkar, who is called the God of Cricket, praised Shubman Gill’s innings, he also appreciated the batting of Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja in the second innings. He praised Akash Deep and said that the ball on which the route he dismissed was the best ball of this series. He praised Mohammad Siraj’s catch and called him ‘Jonty Siraj’.

A Lime innings from the of the moment!
Congratulations, @ShubmangillOn Powering India to a Brilliant Test Victory!@Rishabhpant17, @klrahuland @imjadeja Batted very well, especially in the 2nd innings.

India’s approach was to take england out of this… pic.twitter.com/4reiyoy9uff

– Sachin Tendulkar (@Sachin_RT) July 6, 2025

Virat Kohli wrote, “India’s stunning victory in Edgbaston. Played fearlessly and harassed England. Shubman performed brilliantly in bat and fielding and all performed impressively. Siraj and Akash should have a separate mention for the kind of bowling on this pitch.”

Great Victory for India at Edgbaston. Fearless and kept pushing england to the wall. Brilliantly LED by Shubhman with the bat and in the field and impactful performances from everyone. Special mention to Siraj and Akash for the way they bowled on this pitch. @Shubmangill,

– Virat Kohli (@imvkohli) July 6, 2025

Shikhar Dhawan wrote, “What historic Test has Team India won! Shubman’s brilliant captaincy and in the second innings Akash Deep took a brilliant 6 wickets. And more than 1000 runs in the same Test match, which has never happened before!”

What a Historic Test Win By Team India!

Brilliantly Led by @Shubmangill And a phenomenal 6-health haul by #Akashdeep in the second innings.
And over 1000 runs in a single test match, Never Been Done Before!
Pure dominance #INDVSENG

– shikhar dhawan (@sdhawan25) July 6, 2025

So this India can take 20 wickets;). I was Never in Doubt.

– Irfan Pathan (@IRFANPATHAN) July 6, 2025

VVS Laxman wrote, “Congratulations to Team India for a brilliant victory! It was amazing to see the team’s combination and firmness. Congratulations to Shubman for performing brilliantly with the bat and leading the team with so much patience. Your brilliant start of your captaincy. Siraj and Akashdeep also performed brilliantly. Many wishes for future matches.”

Well Done, Team India on An Exceptional Victory! It was amazing to see the team’s fighting spirit and resilience. Congratulations shubman on an outstanding match with the bat and for leading the team with such poise. A great start to your capacity. Also Great Efort from Shiraj… pic.twitter.com/Iedfvitlbh

– VVS Laxman (@vvslaxman281) July 6, 2025

Manoj Tiwari wrote, “India has become the first Asian team to win the Test at Edgbaston. I am very happy for my brother Akash Deep. The best match winning performance by an Indian fast bowler away from home. India did the series in a brilliant manner. I am very happy with the way young Shubman Gill led the team under pressure!”

Remarkable this !! India builds the first asian team to win a test at edgbaston. Super Happy For My Brother #AkashdeepOne of the Finest Match-Winning Performances by an Indian Seamer Away from Home. India levels the series in Style!

Delighted with the way young shubman gill… pic.twitter.com/shrx15zvlu

– Manoj Tiwary (@Tiwarymanoj) July 6, 2025

India scored 587 runs in the first innings. Shubman Gill scored 269 runs in it. England’s first innings was reduced to 407 runs, Mohammad Siraj took 6 wickets and Akash Deep took 4 wickets. India had declared the second innings for 427 runs, Gill played a historic innings of 161 runs in it. England collapsed for 271 runs in the second innings. India won the match by 336 runs, which is the biggest win over foreign gym based on India’s runs.

India’s Next Test Captain 2025: Jasprit Bumrah was the first choice to become the next Test captain of the Indian cricket team after Rohit Sharma’s retirement. India won the only Test of the previous border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia under the captaincy of Bumrah. But now it has been revealed why the fast bowlers lagged behind in this race and why Shubman Gill was chosen as the new Test captain. Recently, there was a long meeting between head coach Gautam Gambhir and Gill, which is decided to take command on England tour (India Tour of England 2025).

Rohit Sharma did not play in the first match of the previous border Gavaskar Trophy as he was to become a father. India won this Test under the captaincy of Jasprit Bumrah, after which Rohit took command but lost the series. In the final Test, Rohit kept himself out of the playing 11, even then the captain Bumrah was made and those who were expected to draw that loser match but it could not happen. In this Test, Bumrah got out of the match and Australia won by 6 wickets.

Why did Jaspreet Bumrah go backward?

Many giants of India have said that Shubman Gill is a good player emerging, but Jasprit Bumrah will be suitable as a new Test captain. He was also at the forefront of the race to become a new captain but lagged behind. He was injured in the final match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Bumrah, who went out of the field due to injury to the pitch, could not return for a long time. He stayed out of the Champions Trophy, after which he did not even play in the opening matches of IPL.

This is not the first time that Bumrah stayed away from cricket for a long time due to injury. Even before the T20 World Cup in 2022, he stayed away from the ground for 11 months due to injury. The selectors wondered whether Bumrah should be given additional responsibility for captaincy in the Test team due to the concerns of the charge? Only after this the selectors considered the next option and Shubman Gill’s name came out. He is continuously playing in this format.

Cricket boss did not agree?

Shubman Gill was not unanimously chosen for the Test captaincy. On Thursday, a PTI report indicated that the ‘influential people running Indian cricket’ got angry with Gill’s sudden emergence, but BCCI chose him as a new captain and informed him about it. The report also said that Bumrah’s name may still emerge in the discussion, recently the “extended meeting” between Gill and Head Coach Gautam Gambhir in Delhi has almost confirmed his becoming a new captain. Gill is the captain of Gujarat Titans in the IPL, he has captained in the limited overs for India.

The report said, “Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir’s presence in Mumbai to worship at the Siddhivinayak temple intensified that Shubman Gill is still not ready for the role of leadership. A few days ago, there was a long meeting of the new captain Gill with the coach in Delhi, so there is little possibility of the selectors or Gambhir to retreat from his original stance. But it would be completely silly to assume that Gill was not taken into confidence before Gill was selected as the next Test captain. “

When will the Indian team announce for England tour?

The IPL 2025 is still going on, due to its postponement, there was full emphasis on restoring it, which is now starting from 17 May. The BCCI will announce Team India’s squad for the tour of England before the IPL final.