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.

Perhaps even Shubman Gill would not have thought that he would not be able to play the 2026 T20 World Cup. The T20 World Cup will start from February 7, for which when the Indian squad was announced, Gill’s name was nowhere in it. This was even more surprising because Gill is the captain of India’s ODI and Test team. Shubman Gill has reacted for the first time on being left out of the T20 World Cup squad.

India vs New Zealand ODI series is going to start from January 11, in which Shubman Gill will be seen captaining Team India. Before the series, he said that he respects the selectors and also wished the World Cup team all the best. Before being dropped, Shubman Gill was the vice-captain of the T20 team, but now this responsibility has again gone to Akshar Patel.

One who is destined, no one can take away…

Before India vs New Zealand first ODI match, Shubman Gill said in the press conference, “I feel that I am where I should be in my life. Whatever is written in my destiny, I feel that nothing can be taken away from me. As a player, you believe that by playing well, you will make your team and country win.”

Shubman Gill further said, “I respect the decision of the selectors. I accept their decision. I wish the T20 team all the best. I hope they will win the World Cup for us.”

Shubman Gill last played a T20 match against South Africa. In 3 innings of that series, Gill could score only 32 runs and was out once without opening the account. Sanju Samson played in his place in the fifth T20 match. Samson capitalized on the opportunity and played an inning of 37 runs in 22 balls. There is a possibility that Samson may be seen opening the Indian innings along with Abhishek Shatma in the T20 World Cup.

India vs South Africa test series starts from tomorrow. The first Test match will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata from November 14, which will start at 9:30 am Indian time. In the last few months, there has been a lot of discussion on the name of Mohammed Shami, who has not been able to return to Team India after the Champions Trophy. Shami himself has been claiming to be completely fit, but has been continuously dropped from the Indian squad. Now before the first test match of India-South Africa (IND vs SA 1st Test), captain Shubman Gill has given a big statement about Shami.

Big statement on Mohammed Shami

Before the India vs South Africa first Test match, Shubman Gill said, “There are not many bowlers of his caliber. But you also have to keep an eye on the bowlers who are playing right now. Akashdeep, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, all of them have shown excellent performance. Sometimes it is very difficult to take decisions when bowlers like Shami Bhai have to sit out. We have to think about the future as well, especially when you are going on a foreign tour.”

Second question postponed on Shami

Meanwhile, Shubman Gill was also asked whether Mohammed Shami is included in the future plans of Team India or not. Will he return in the upcoming series or not? Captain Gill avoided this question and said that the selectors would be able to answer this question better than him.

Mohammed Shami is currently wreaking havoc in Indian domestic cricket. So far, he has played 2 matches in the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season, in which he has taken 15 wickets. The most important thing is that amidst questions being raised about his fitness, he has bowled long bowling spells for Bengal.

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Shubman Gill came to the press conference on Thursday before the first test between India vs South Africa starting from Friday in Kolkata, where he said that this test will be competitive. He said for the visiting team that it is a good team and we have to play the World Test Championship final and in that respect this is an important series.

Shubman Gill said, “We have two Tests in this series, this is an important series to play the World Test Championship final. South Africa is a very good team, they are the winners of the World Test Championship. We know that it will not be easy for us, difficult situations will come but I think as a team we have shown that whenever difficult situations have come, we have handled them very well.”

Shubman Gill spoke about the pitch of Eden Gardens

Gill further said, “As far as the wicket is concerned, it looks like a typical Indian wicket. And it is going to be a very good match.”

Gill was asked in the press conference that you are coming from another country now, the weather is changing, the format is also changing. On this, Gill said, “Of course, coming from another country and playing another format here in 3-4 days is not that easy. Mentally, it is more challenging. The time zone in Australia was different, so it takes time for the body to adapt to it. As a cricketer, you know that all these challenges will come, how you handle it, this is what tells your greatness.”

Gill further said, “According to the way they have played the last series, they have come out with a draw. It is difficult for any country when they come and play in Asia and they are doing well. That is why they are the World Test Championship champions, this will be a good series.”

India and South Africa squad

India: Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wicket keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket keeper), Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.

South Africa: Dewald Brewis, Temba Bavuma (captain), Tony De Jorji, Tristan Stubbs, Zuboor Hamza, Aiden Markram, Corbin Bosch, Marco Janssen, Senuran Muthusamy, Willem Mulder, Kyle Vergne (wk), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Simon Harmer.

Shubman Gill First Press Conference as ODI Captain: Along with becoming the captain of India’s Test team, Shubman Gill has also been made the captain of ODI team. Team India has been announced for ODI and T20 against Australia. Along with this, the captaincy of ODI has been handed over to Shubman Gill in place of Rohit Sharma. After becoming the ODI captain, Shubman Gill came to hold a press conference for the first time. The Indian team is currently playing a two-match Test series with the West Indies, the second match of which will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi from October 10.

Gill already knew about captaincy

As soon as he became the ODI captain of the Indian cricket team, Shubman Gill has prepared a blueprint for his captaincy career. Gill said in the press conference on becoming the ODI captain, ‘The news of making me captain came during the Test match, but I had come to know about it some time back. This is really a big responsibility and a matter of honor for everyone. I am very excited to lead my country in this format.

Shubman Gill prepared ‘blueprint’

Shubhman Gill further said that ‘the last few months have been very exciting for me. But now I am looking ahead. Now I am looking forward to the future. I try to live in the present as much as I can. I don’t want to look at what I have achieved before or what our team has achieved together. Now we are looking ahead and we want to win whatever matches we have in the coming months.

Want to win everything that we have in the upcoming months: Shubman Gill

Captain Shubman Gill speaks about his aspirations after being appointed as the #TeamIndia ODI skipper #INDvWI , @IDFCFIRSTBank , @ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/htiVcwXHNd

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 9, 2025

India vs West Indies, 2nd Test

The second Test between India and West Indies will start at 9:30 am on October 10. This match will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Team India is leading 1-0 in the series of these two test matches. Now the Indian team would like to make a clean sweep by winning the second test match also.

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India vs England fifth Test (IND Vs Eng 5th Test) is to be played at The Oval ground from 31 July i.e. tomorrow. Before that, in the press conference, Indian captain Shubman Gill PC has also reacted to the fight between Jaspreet Bumrah’s play to Gautam Gambhir and Pitch Curator. Captain Gill praised Washington Sundar and also told that Arshdeep Singh has been asked to be ready for the fifth Test. However, he did not confirm Arshdeep’s play.

Gambhir and pitch spoke on curator’s fight

On Tuesday, Gautam Gambhir and the pitch curator Lee Fortis of the Oval Maidan had a fight at the Oval ground. To this, captain Gill said, “I do not know what happened there and what he did by the pitch curator. We have played 4 matches here, but no one has stopped us. A lot of cricket has played here, the captain and the coach have seen the pitch very closely. I do not know why all this controversy has arisen.”

Will Bumrah play or not?

On playing Jasprit Bumrah in the fifth Test, Shubman Gill said that a decision will be taken tomorrow. Gill said that there is a lot of grass on the pitch and during the match, the weather conditions will play an important role in Bumrah’s decision to play or not.

How will the bowling combination be?

On the one hand, Jasprit Bumrah is reported to be resting, while Anshul Kamboj could not be done well in his debut test. In such a situation, on bowling combination, Gill said that Arshdeep Singh has been asked to repair his preparations, but the final decision will be taken only after proper assessment of the pitch. On one hand, England have not included a single spinner in their team, while Gill showed confidence that Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar can again play the magic of their spin.

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Shubman gill pc big things: India’s Test team captain Shubman Gill has held a press conference before the Manchester Test. Gill has told many things before the fourth Test against England in PC. Gill also revealed about Rishabh Pant’s playing in the Manchester Test. At the same time, Gill also spoke about the fight with Ben Docket and Jack Croly in Lord’s Test.

5 big things about Shubman Gill’s press conference

1- Shubman Gill said that we have seen him a lot when Anshul Kamboj joined Team India. There is the ability that we need inside the player. He is also here because we are confident that that player can win us. Kamboj is very close to his debut in the Test tomorrow. But tomorrow you will know who will play from the famous Krishna and Anshul Kamboj.

2- India’s Test team captain said about the controversy with England batsmen Jack Croly and Ben Docket that I want to make it clear that they came to the crease 90 seconds late. Those people came not 10 or 20 seconds, but 90 seconds late. I know that they wanted to play less time, but there is a way of this thing. I think what happened is not right according to the game.

3- Gill has given a big update about Rishabh Pant in the fourth Test against England. Gill said that Pant is fit to play in the Mantester Test and will do the same wicketkeeping. Let me tell you that Pant was hurt in Pant in the Lord’s Test, due to which he was able to do only 35 overs wicketkeeping, in the rest of the match, Dhruv Jurlel was kept in the rest of the match.

4- Shubman Gill praised Indian bowling and said that if Akashdeep and Nitish Kumar Reddy are not there, India has such players who can take 20 wickets.

5- Shubman Gill told in the press conference that most of your 9 to 10 players are the same for all conditions, it is only the difference of one player.

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India vs England is good news for Team India before the fourth Test. Indian captain Shubman Gill has told that Rishabh Pant is going to take the responsibility of wicketkeeping in Manchester. In the third Test, Pant suffered a finger injury, due to which Dhruv Juril took the responsibility of wicketkeeping in his place. Now while holding a press conference, Gill has confirmed that Pant will be wicketkeeper in the fourth Test.

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Team India captain shubman gill pc: Indian Test team captain Shubman Gill has given a big update about playing the second Test match of Jaspreet Bumrah. Gill told that Bumrah is ready to play the second Test match. According to PTI report, Shubman Gill has also given information about India’s playing eleven. Gill said that we will see the pitch first and only then will the playing XI will decide.

Shubman Gill said this big thing

The Test captain of India said that we want to balance a team that can take 20 wickets. Along with this, Shubman Gill further told that Jasprit Bumrah is ready for the next match selection. Let me tell you that due to Bumrah’s fitness, it seemed that Bumrah would not play the second Test match to be held at Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham. But now it is clear from Gill’s statement that in the Test rankings, the number 1 bowler Jasprit Bumrah is fully fit to play the next match.

We will take a look at the pitch and decide on the playing eleven. We are trying to find the right balance to take 20 wickets. Bumrah is available for selection: Shubman Gill #INDVSENG pic.twitter.com/tbz7yvwfr5

– Press Trust of India (@Pti_News) July 1, 2025

What will be India’s playing XI?

The Edgbaston Test cannot see any significant change in India’s playing eleven. If India’s fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is ready to play the second Test, then Nitish Kumar Reddy may have to wait for his Test debut. Nitish was being given a chance in the absence of Bumrah. But now Bumrah is present for selection in the second Test. In such a situation, Bumrah can now play four matches instead of three out of five of this Test series.

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Winning Test series is bigger than IPL- Shubman Gill

India’s new Test captain Shubman Gill said on Thursday that winning the Test series against England, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa is a big achievement from winning the IPL title.

Asked who he would win the Test series in England and to put him above the IPL title, he said, “Surely win in the Test series. You don’t get much opportunities for the tour of England. If you are one of the best in your generation, then perhaps two tours or three. IPL is every year and every year gets a chance. I think I am winning England, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

‘We can win anywhere’

Gill may not have experience of playing with a red ball in England, but he is not distracted by the challenge. He said, “Many people say that your team does not have that much experience but the good thing is that we will not have that much burden of expectations because most of the players have not played in England. This will make a difference.”

Gill further said, “The blueprint we have received from our seniors in the last five to ten years is that we can win anywhere. We will try to play with the same confidence.”

I will play at number four- Shubman Gill

He said that his and head coach Gautam Gambhir believes that he should bat at number four after Kohli’s retirement. He said, “After Virat Bhai’s retirement from Test cricket, I and Gautam Gambhir Bhai spoke on it and we both were unanimous that I should land at number four.”

Told your captaincy formula

Gill also said that he wants to create an atmosphere of security in the team so that the players can perform their best. He said, “If we are successful in doing so, then you will be very successful in the Test Series and WTC cycle. There is a clear dialogue with the players what you want from them. They should be allowed to show their natural game.”

Rohit and Virat were advised in IPL

Gill also said that during the IPL, he had consulted Virat and Rohit to prepare for the tour of England. He said, “I met both during the IPL and told about their experiences. Especially here in England. The series we played in India (2023-24) were one of my best. In that too our senior players were not available in every match.”