Gill would have been forgiven for leaving Edgbaston on Tuesday with his head in a spin. In his pre-match news conference he fended question after question about his team selection this week – mostly about whether his star bowler Jasprit Bumrah would play. The travelling India press pack is large and unrelenting. Gill struggled to...
England were held up by India captain Shubman Gill’s patient century as their bowlers fought admirably on day one of the second Test at Edgbaston. After captain Ben Stokes opted to bowl first again, his bowlers battled against Gill’s calmness and another flat pitch to limit India to 310-5 at the close. Chris Woakes bowled...
Brydon Carse takes the wicket of Shubman Gill early on day four as India’s captain is dismissed for eight to leave India on 92-3 in their second innings of the first Test at Headingley. FOLLOW LIVE: England v India first Test – day four Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
While Jaiswal bounded around Headingley in celebrating three figures, India’s second century was met with a roaring release of emotion. Shubman Gill, the player of the tournament at the Under-19 World Cup and an IPL debutant at 18, has been groomed for this role since he was a teen. As he timed Josh Tongue through...
Shubman Gill marked his debut as India captain with a century and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal added a sparkling ton of his own as England toiled after winning the toss on the opening day of the first Test. Following the retirement of superstars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, India proved the future of their batting is...
Shubman Gill hits a 56-ball half-century, his quickest in Test cricket, in his first match as India captain to put his side in control on 181-2 on the opening day of the first Test against England at Headingley. FOLLOW LIVE: England v India first test – day one Available to UK users only. Read full...
India captain Shubman Gill says he would prefer winning a five-Test series in England to the Indian Premier League when asked which would be more magnificent. England’s series against India starts at Headingley on Friday. READ MORE: Pope, Bumrah, Bashir – how England v India will be won and lost Read full article at source...
Gill comes from the generation of India batters who has grown up with the IPL. He made his debut in the competition as an 18-year-old and won the title in 2023 with Gujarat – the franchise he now captains. But the 25-year-old has ascended to the highest honour in Indian sport and described it as...
Getty Images Gill will be judged on both his performance and his ability to lead a team in transition A young and untested Indian Test side, led by debutant captain Shubman Gill, begins its toughest examination yet this week: a five-match series in England, starting at Headingley. It marks the start of the fourth World...
Let’s start with the most impressive of all Gill stats: he has the second-best one-day international batting average of all time (59), sandwiched between the Netherlands’ Ryan ten Doeschate (67), who is on the India coaching staff for this tour, and Kohli (58) himself. Maybe it’s unfair to draw comparisons in Test cricket just yet,...
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Former captains Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have shown a “blueprint” for India’s future Test success, says new skipper Shubman Gill. Batter Gill, 25, was announced as Rohit’s replacement on Saturday after the 38-year-old and modern great Kohli both retired from the format. Kohli led India to a record 40 wins in 68 Tests while...
Top-order batter Shubman Gill has been named the new Test captain of the India men’s team. The 25-year-old succeeds Rohit Sharma as captain, with the 38-year-old having retired from Test cricket earlier this month. Gill, who has scored 1,893 runs in 32 Tests, will lead a depleted India team in a five-Test tour of England...
Batters Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal will both get extra time to prepare for the Test series against England after being named in a strong India A squad. Test opener Jaiswal has been picked for both of the four-day first-class matches against England Lions, starting on 30 May and 6 June. Gill, one of the...
Glenn Phillips produces yet another “incredible” piece of fielding, this time dismissing Shubman Gill for 31 runs with a leaping catch at cover to leave India on 105-1 in the Champions Trophy final against New Zealand in Dubai. FOLLOW LIVE: India v New Zealand – Champions Trophy Final Available to UK users only. Read full...