The India vs South Africa T20 series is currently tied at 1-1. The first match was won by Team India and the second match was won by the visiting team. But Shubman Gill’s bat did not work in both the matches. In Cuttack, he was out after scoring 4 runs and in New Chandigarh he could not even open his account. Ashish Nehra has come to his defence, who is not happy with the criticism he is receiving.

Ashish Nehra believes that it is wrong to judge a player like Shubman Gill after one or two matches in T20 format. This shows the increasing tendency to draw hasty conclusions. According to media reports, when he was asked whether he was worried about Gill’s form? Now three months are left for the start of IPL. On this Nehra said, ‘Let alone three months, if IPL was starting even after 3 weeks, I would not be worried because you are talking about a format like T20. Only 2 matches have been played against South Africa.

Gujarat Titans head coach Ashish Nehra believes that in India conclusions are reached just by looking at the numbers, which is the basic problem. He said, ‘This is the problem. In this format, if a player like Shubhman Gill is judged if he does not do well in 2 or 3 matches, then it will be difficult. We have many options. If you want to remove Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma, you can get Sai Sudarshan and Rituraj Gaikwad to open the innings. If you want to bowl to them too, you can get Washington and Ishan Kishan to open. There are many options. If you lose one or two matches or the statistics of any batsman or bowler are not good and you talk about changing them, then it will be difficult.

Washington Sundar played only 6 matches for Gujarat Titans in the last edition. The head coach of the team indicated that if he remains fit, he may get a chance to play more matches this time. IPL auction will be held in Abu Dhabi on 16 December. Gujarat Titans can buy a maximum of 5 players in the auction, out of these 4 slots of the team are available for foreign players. Gujarat has a purse balance of Rs 12.9 crore in the auction.

Shubman Gill’s place in the T20 team is under question. Gill could not even open his account in the second T20 match against South Africa. Gill has not been able to score a single half-century in T20 matches this year. Gill is surrounded by criticism and the demand to bring Sanju Samson back into the team is increasing. Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer Subramaniam Badrinath has also talked about bringing Sanju Samson back into the team.

Shubman Gill is the vice-captain of the T20 team and ever since his return to the T20 team, there has been no clarity regarding Sanju Samson’s place in the playing eleven. Samson was earlier asked to bat in the middle order, but now the situation is that he has no place in the playing eleven.

This is unfortunate…

Subramaniam Badrinath says, “Sanju Samson has scored three centuries. We are talking about T20 cricket and he has 3 centuries to his name. What more do you want from a player? It is unfortunate to see that a good player is sitting on the bench.”

Subramaniam Badrinath further said, “He is the vice-captain of the team. I feel that only that player’s place in the playing eleven can be confirmed, who is the captain or vice-captain. He has been made the vice-captain after such statistics. If there are no back-up players, then it is understandable, but there is no dearth of talent in T20.”

On the other hand, veteran Indian cricketer Chris Srikkanth has raised questions on Akshar Patel. Srikanth said that why was Akshar Patel, a middle order batsman, sent to number 3, who could not adapt himself to the circumstances. As a result, India lost the second T20 match by 51 runs.

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Shubman Gill has flopped badly on the Australian tour. He could score only 43 runs in 3 matches of the ODI series and now his poor form continues in T20 also. He remained unbeaten after scoring 37 runs in Canberra, but was out after scoring only 5 runs in the second T20 played in Melbourne. So far he has been able to score only 84 runs in 5 matches on the Australian tour. Irfan Pathan, who was a part of Team India that won the 2007 T20 World Cup, has given an ultimatum to Gill.

Sanju replaced Samson

Talking about Shubman Gill on his YouTube channel, Irfan Pathan said that he replaced Sanju Samson after coming back to T20. Samson, who scored three centuries in T20 as an opener. Pathan told that Gill has leadership abilities, has also scored a lot of runs in IPL, but now he will have to do well.

The former Indian all-rounder said that Gill has not been able to score even 200 runs in the last 10 innings, so there is bound to be pressure on him. Pathan said in sharp words that Gill is getting both opportunities and support, hence he will have to score runs.

Yashasvi Jaiswal is ready

Irfan Pathan said, “There is Yashasvi Jaiswal, who is the best player in T20. We have seen him playing with a strike rate of 160 in IPL. Gill will not perform despite getting opportunities and Jaiswal will remain sitting. In such a situation, there will be pressure on Gill as well as the team. Gill will have to do well continuously, otherwise there is Jaiswal, who is not playing T20 and ODI right now.”

Pathan even said that it is shameful for a talented player like Jaiswal to remain sitting on the bench. A player who has scored 200 in ODI.

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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.

When a batsman is in great form, even big records appear small in front of him. Something similar is happening with Shubman Gill. He has broken many records by playing an unbeaten inning of 129 runs against West Indies. Let us tell you that this is Shubman Gill’s fifth century as captain in the last 12 Test innings. Thanks to Gill’s century, Team India managed to reach the score of 518 runs in the first innings. India declared its innings at 518. Here let us know about those 5 big records which Gill broke during his inning of 129 runs.

Shubman Gill broke 5 big records

Most centuries by an Indian Test captain in a year- Shubman Gill has played 5 century innings after becoming the captain this year. He has equaled Virat Kohli in terms of scoring the most centuries in a year by an Indian Test captain. Virat had scored five centuries each as captain in 2017 and 2018. Sachin Tendulkar had scored 4 centuries as captain.

Highest individual score in home test- This is also the highest score of Shubman Gill’s Test career in domestic Test matches. Earlier, his highest individual score on Indian soil was 128 runs, which he made against Australia in 2023. Now he has improved his own score and scored 129 runs.

Most runs for India in WTC- Shubman Gill has become the Indian batsman who has scored the most runs in the World Test Championship. He now has 2826 runs in his name. Gill has left behind Rishabh Pant, who has so far scored 2731 runs in the World Test Championship. Rohit Sharma is at fourth place in this list with 2716 runs and Virat Kohli is at fourth place in this list with 2617 runs.

Left Babar Azam behind- Shubman Gill has left behind Babar Azam and Rohit Sharma in terms of scoring the most centuries as a captain in the history of the World Test Championship. Now Gill has 5 centuries to his name in the WTC, while Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam had scored four centuries each as captain. The record for most centuries is in the name of Joe Root, who has touched the 100-run mark 8 times in the WTC as captain.

Most test centuries in a year- Shubman Gill has equaled Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli in terms of scoring the most Test centuries in a year. He also achieved the feat of scoring 5 test centuries in one year. However, the Indian record for scoring most Test centuries in a year is in the name of Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 7 centuries in 2010.

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Before becoming Test captain, Shubman Gill’s average was 35.06. After getting the captaincy, he has taken the responsibility of number-4, where he is raining runs. Gill is carrying forward the legacy established by Virat Kohli at number-4 very well. This fact is surprising that after becoming the captain, Shubman Gill’s test average has crossed 43 in just 12 innings. During this period he has also scored 5 centuries.

Before becoming the captain, Shubman Gill had scored 1893 runs in 59 innings at an average of 35.06 in his Test career. Before getting the captaincy, he had played five century innings. Gill has scored 933 runs in 12 innings since the England tour, which also includes a double century. After becoming the captain, his batting average has been 84.8.

Shubman Gill is not far behind Australian legend Don Bradman. In fact, Don Bradman had the highest average in 7 or more innings as a captain, who scored runs at an average of 101.51. Gill played an unbeaten inning of 129 runs in the first innings of the second Test against West Indies. Before this, he had also scored 50 runs in the first test match.

Gill’s tremendous form

Shubman Gill had scored a century in his first test match as captain. He played an innings of 147 runs against England in the Headingley Test. He was also the batsman who scored the most runs in the series against England. He had scored 754 runs in 10 innings including 4 centuries.

After becoming the captain, this has happened only twice when Shubman Gill could not score even 10 runs in a Test innings. His conversion rate as captain has been very good. Let us also tell you that Gill has now become the captain of the Indian ODI team and will captain the team in the upcoming ODI series against Australia.

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Shubman Gill scored a record 754 runs in 5 matches played on England tour, he became the second batsman in the world to score the most runs in a Test series. Despite this, former England cricketer Stuart Broad did not place him in Combined Playing 11. He did not include Ravindra Jadeja, which surprised the fans. Broad also explained the reason for not doing so.

India vs England Drew the 5-match Test series 2-2. Stuart Broad chose the best playing 11 of the series by combining the players of both teams. In this, he included 6 Indians and 5 England players. However, he did not give a place to Shubman Gill, who was the player of the series. All -rounder Ravindra Jadeja was also not included in this playing 11, after which people started asking questions on social media.

Indo-England Combined Playing selected by Stuart Broad 11

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (Captain), Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Jofra Archer, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj.

Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja place in the team Why not,

Stuart Broad responded to a post on social media and wrote, “You are forgetting the information about the important thing. Gill was to be at number four in his role, but the route which is still better than him at number four. Ben Stokes is better than Ravindra Jadeja, especially in bowling.”

You are missing the crucial info. In their role. Gill Had to be 4. Root is better at 4 than he Him Currently. 2nd on all time list. Stokes is better than jadeja, especially with the ball

– Stuart Broad (@Stuartbroad8) August 5, 2025

Joe Root vs Shubman Gill, who was better at number four?

• Shubman Gill- 754 runs in 10 innings
• Which route 537 runs in 9 innings

Shubman Gill scored 754 runs in 10 innings played in this series, including 4 century innings. He scored 269 runs in the first innings of the second Test, which is his highest Test score. In the second innings of this match, he created history by scoring 161 runs. He became the Indian batsman to score the most runs (430) in a Test.

Joe Root played 3 century innings in this series. His highest score was 150, which he made in the fourth Test. Root (13543 Test Run) defeated Ponting (13378 Test runs) in this series, he has now become the second batsman in the world to score the most runs in Test cricket.

Ravindra Jadeja also performed brilliant

The fourth Test played at Lord’s was going to lose India, but Ravindra Jadeja along with Washington Sundar Drew it. Both of them completed their respective centuries and draw it. Apart from this, he scored half -centuries (89 and 69) in both innings of the second Test, this Test won India. Stuart replaced Jadeja in his playing 11 and also made him captain.

As a Test captain, the ongoing Test series against England is Shubman Gill’s first series, whose last match will be played at The Oval Cricket Ground from 31 July. In the first series, Gill made several records and now in the last match, he can break 5 big records. Gill, who could not do all his career like MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, is very close to Gill in the first series.

1- In a series, Indian captain Shubman Gill on the threshold of scoring the most runs

Sunil Gavaskar scored a total of 732 runs in the Test series played against the West Indies in 1978, since then no Indian captain has broken his record till date. During this time, veterans like Sourav Ganguly, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma captained but could not break their records. Shubman Gill is standing on the threshold of breaking this record of 47 years old in his first series, he has to score a total of 11 runs in 2 remaining innings. Shubman Gill has scored 722 runs in 4 matches played so far.

2- Captain who scored the most runs in Test series

Shubman Gill is also very close to becoming number 1 in terms of scoring the most runs as a captain in the Test series. They just have to score 1 run. Right now these records are the names of Gary Sobers, who scored 722 runs in 1966. Gill has equaled him and will break his record by scoring 1 run.

3- Shubman Gill- Indians who scored the most runs in a series

Sunil Gavaskar, who scored the most runs in a Test series, is the only run scored in 2 series ahead of Gill. He has runs in the series played against West Indies in 1970 at number one, when Gavaskar scored 774 runs. Gill has to score 53 runs to break this record and come to number 1.

4- Shubman Gill can become captain who scored the most centuries in a Test series

Shubman Gill has equaled Don Bradman and Sunil Gavaskar in terms of scoring the most centuries as captain in a Test series. Gill has scored 4 centuries so far. If he scored a century, he will match the clide Volcott, who scored 5 centuries against Australia. If Gill scored a century in both innings, he will come first.

5- Captain who scored the most runs in a Test series

As a captain, Don Bradman, the highest run -scorer in a Test series, scored 810 against England in 1936. Gill has 2 innings and he has to score 89 runs, as soon as he does so, he will break this record by breaking this record of 90 years old.

KL Rahul and Shubman Gill have taken a historical record. In the second innings of the Manchester Test, there was a partnership of 188 runs between Gill and Rahul, but they have created the biggest record of the 21st century by parting the balls, not the runs. Both Indian batsmen played a total of 417 balls, partnership for 188 runs, which is the highest ball played in partnership by Indian batsmen in a Test match played in England in the last 25 years.

In India’s second innings in the Manchester Test, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudarshan were dismissed in the first over. Therefore, this historical partnership of Shubman Gill and KL Rahul started in the first over. The two together played 417 balls during this partnership. Earlier, this record was named after Rahul Dravid and Sanjay Bangar, who added 170 runs while playing 405 balls at the Headingley Cricket Ground in 2002. He is followed by Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, who partnered 249 runs in 357 balls.

Now on the land of England, the record of playing the most balls in a partnership has been added to Shubman Gill and KL Rahul. Rahul has scored 2 centuries in this series against England, unfortunately he could not complete the century in the Manchester Test. He was dismissed by Ben Stokes on a score of 90 runs.

Indian captain Shubman Gill is the captain to score the most runs in this series. On the one hand, Gill has crossed the 700 -run mark in the series, while KL Rahul has come second in terms of scoring the most runs. He has scored 511 runs in the current series. Indian batsman Rishabh Pant is also at number three in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs.

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IND vs Eng 3rd Test, Shubman Gill: The third match of the five -match Test series between India and England will be played from July 10 at the Historical Cricket Ground Lords in London. In this match, Indian captain Shubman Gill can create history. To register his name in the pages of history, Gill will have to score only 18 runs in the third Test.

Shubman has scored 585 runs in the first two Tests of this series being played between India and England. In the first innings of the second Test played in Edgbaston, Gill scored a double century, while in the second innings also a century was scored. Now Shubman Gill has a chance to become the most run -up Indian in a Test series in England.

Dravid-Kohli-Gavaskar will all be left behind

Let us know that now Rahul Dravid has the record of scoring the most runs in the Test series against England in his house. In 2002, Dravid scored 602 runs in 6 innings at an average of around 100. After this, Virat Kohli is named in this record list. In 2018, King Kohli scored 593 runs in 10 innings at an average of 59.30. Shubman Gill has scored 585 runs in four innings of two Tests. In such a situation, Prince Gill will leave everyone behind as soon as 18 runs in the third Test to be played in Lord’s. Let us know that veteran batsman Sunil Gavaskar scored 542 runs in seven innings in 1979.

Indian captain who scored a century in both innings of Test match

Shubman Gill scored a century in both innings in the second Test played at Edgbaston. He is the third Indian captain to do so. Before Gill, in 2014, Virat Kohli scored centuries in both innings of the Adelaide Test against Australia. At the same time, veteran Sunil Gavaskar had scored a century in both innings of the Kolkata Test against the West Indies in 1978.