MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli (Getty Images) The captaincy handover from Rohit Sharma to Shubman Gill in 2025 sparked plenty of debate in Indian cricket. Nearly eight years earlier, a similar shift had taken place when MS Dhoni made way for Virat Kohli as India’s full-time captain across formats in 2017.Dhoni had already stepped down […]
Shubman Gill has been out of action since suffering a neck injury during the first Test against South Africa in Kolkata last month. (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: India have appointed Shubman Gill as deputy to Suryakumar Yadav for the upcoming five-match T20I series against South Africa, beginning December 9, with his inclusion subject to final […]
The appointment of KL Rahul over Rishabh Pant as the Indian ODI captain for the three-match series against South Africa raised quite a few eyebrows. Rahul’s appointment came in regular skipper Shubman Gill is unlikely to be a part of the white-ball series against the Proteas, starting on November 30, following his neck injury during […]
Former India batter Sanjay Bangar has underlined the importance of clearly defining Shubman Gill’s role at the top of the order, urging the opener to concentrate on sound cricketing shots rather than chasing big hits. Bangar believes Gill’s value lies in providing stability, especially with explosive batters like Hardik Pandya, Jitesh Sharma and Shivam Dube […]
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 28 (ANI): Indian skipper Shubman Gill reflected on the draw against Sri Lanka at Colombo, saying that sometimes the team needs to learn from their opponents’ as well and expressed hope that Team India will have a great outing during two-match Test series in New Zealand later this year. Stubborn resistance […]
India’s Manav Suthar, right, celebrates. (AP Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Galle: Two wickets in a session and then three in a single over. An extremely contrasting period of play on either side of the lunch interval saw India, riding on Manav Suthar’s second five-wicket haul in Tests, and first ten-wicket haul wrap up Sri Lanka’s innings […]
Virat Kohli’s take on failure ahead of ODI comeback has gone viral. On October 16 at 10 AM, the batting maestro posted a message on Twitter (now X): “The only time you truly fail, is when you decide to give up.” In under 3 hours, the post has received more than 3 million views. After […]
India captain Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir were severely criticised for their decision to enforce a follow-on against West Indies in the second Test that concluded at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. After Yashasvi Jaiswal (175) and Gill (129 not out) scored hundreds in the first innings, the Indian management declared at 518/5 […]
India captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir faced heavy criticism on social media after enforcing a follow-on against West Indies in the ongoing second Test in New Delhi. Having declared their first innings at 518/5 on Day 2, India bowled out the visitors for 248 in 81.5 overs on Day 3. Expecting another […]
Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar put the entire blame on Shubman Gill for the run out of Yashasvi Jaiswal on Day 2 morning of the second Test against West Indies in New Delhi on Saturday. The incident took place on the second ball of the second over of the day. After driving Jayden Seales […]
