Shubman Gill
The BCCI is currently preparing for the India vs England Series. Although the series is to be held next month and there is a lot of time left, but before that the team has to be announced, the big question is who will be the new Test captain of the team. After retirement from Rohit Sharma’s Test, it is now necessary to create a new captain. Meanwhile, two names are going on the most in the discussion. It includes the names of Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant. Before the BCCI announces the new captain, you should know how the record of Shubman Gill has been till now.
Shubman Gill has captained 5 T20 international matches so far
Shubman Gill has not yet captained the Indian team in Tests and ODIs, but he has definitely taken this responsibility in T20 International. In 2024, the Indian team visited Zimbabwe, when the captaincy was handed over to Shubman Gill. Out of the five matches of this series, India won four and had to face defeat in one. The interesting thing is that as captain, Shubman Gill lost the first match, but after that, winning four consecutive matches, not only the series of his name, but also won his captaincy.
Shubman Gill is the captain of Gujarat Titans in IPL
Apart from this, if we talk about IPL, then there have been captaincy of Gujarat Titans in 23 matches so far. Out of this, he has won 13 matches so far, while he has also faced defeat in 10. This time, he is the captain of Gujarat in the IPL and the team is showing the best game. The team has almost reached the playoffs, although it has not been officially announced yet. This time, the kind of game the team is showing, Gujarat has also considered Gujarat as a strong contender for the champion.
Shubman Gill’s captaincy will not be easy
However, Shubman Gill’s real test will now be done, if the BCCI assigns the responsibility of captaincy to him. Till now it is believed that two names are running as captaincy in place of Rohit Sharma. Apart from Shubman Gill, it also has Rishabh Pant. It is said that one of these players will be seen playing the responsibility of captain and the other. Shubman Gill made a Test debut for Team India in the year 2020, now after about five years, there is a chance that he has also become a claimant of captaincy. Meanwhile, it is also important to understand that if Shubman Gill becomes captain, then England series will not be easy for him.
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