Shubman Gill is known for his classy batting, has been in terrific form since his U-19 World Cup heroics in New Zealand, where he finished as the second highest run-getter in the tournament with 372 runs from six games as India clinched the title. Since then, Gill's career graph has only gone north. He was picked up by INR 1.8 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2018 auction and he did well batting lower down the order for the Kolkata franchise, scoring 203 runs from 13 games at an average of 33.83. The Punjab top-order batsman became India's 227th ODI player and is the seventh youngest ever to debut in the 50-over format with Sachin Tendulkar being the youngest at 16 years and 238 days.
England’s Joe Root is just 166 runs away from surpassing Shubman Gill to become the leading international run-scorer of 2025. Root has scored 1,598 runs so far and could reach the milestone in the Boxing Day Ashes Test, which will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Shubman Gill and Jitesh Sharma missed out on making it to India's squad for the T20 World Cup 2026. The BCCI revealed the reason behind the exclusion of the two players from the World Cup squad.
The BCCI announced India's squad for the upcoming edition of the T20 World Cup 2026, and in a major change, ace batter Shubman Gill has been dropped from the squad, with Axar Patel named as the vice captain.
Shubman Gill, the T20I vice-captain, missed the fifth and final T20I between India and South Africa at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Meanwhile, Sanju Samson came in for Gill for the last match of the series.
Star India batter Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the fifth T20I against South Africa in Ahmedabad. He suffered a toe injury ahead of the 4th T20I in Lucknow. BCCI hasn't shared medical details about his injury yet or how long the cricketer will be out of action.
Star India batter Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the 4th T20I against South Africa, owing to a foot injury that he incurred while training. The details of his injury is yet to be known as BCCI hasn't confirmed the development.
Robin Uthappa questioned India’s decision to drop Sanju Samson for Shubman Gill despite prior's prolific 2024 run. He criticised Gill’s approach since returning as opener and urged clarity with the 2026 T20 World Cup nearing.
With a win in Mullanpur, South Africa now hold the record for most wins against India in T20Is. The hosts flopped in both the batting and bowling departments as Tilak Varma's solitary effort of 51 runs went in vain. The series is currently poised at 1-1.
Shubman Gill might be the vice-captain of India's T20I team, but his form in the shortest format is worrying ahead of the T20 World Cup. He bagged a golden duck in the second T20I after scoring only four runs in the first T20I. Will Samson get a go at some stage in the series?
India captain Shubman Gill is set to earn a promotion as the BCCI is now considering him for a Grade A+ contract. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's spot in the top category is under consideration. All the calls will be made in BCCI's upcoming AGM on December 22.
West Indies white-ball skipper Shai Hope became the leading run-getter in international cricket in the ongoing calendar year as he continued his smashing form in 2025. Hope, coming off a smashing ton in Christchurch, was the highest run-getter for his side in the first innings of the second Test.
Team India won the first of the five-match T20Is against South Africa rather comfortably, by 101 runs. However, the performance wasn't without its flaws, especially in the batting line-up, given that India reached the 175-run mark, owing to Hardik Pandya's blitz in the latter half of the innings.
After a hard-fought ODI series, India and South Africa will lock horns in the five-match T20I series starting from tomorrow. As usual, the focus yet again shifts to India's playing XI and it remains to be seen if Sanju Samson gets a chance, even as Hardik and Gill are set to return.
Team India has a few selection calls to make ahead of the T20I series opener against South Africa, with Shubman Gill set to return to the national setup after being out of action for the last three weeks, while Hardik Pandya will also come back having fully recovered from his injury.
Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan took centre stage and talked about India's upcoming five-game T20I series against South Africa. He also backed star batter Shubman Gill to perform well in the upcoming matches.
With India all set to take on South Africa in the first of five T20Is on December 9, the Men in Blue reportedly received a big boost as vice-captain Shubman Gill is all set to make his comeback for the side ahead of the T20I series.
Yashasvi Jaiswal's maiden ODI century, coupled with two standout bowling performances with the ball from Kuldeep Yadav and Prasidh Krishna, meant that India won the third ODI and sealed the three-match series 2-1 in Vizag. Jaiswal joined an elite list of Indian batters after his maiden ODI ton.
Team India is all set to take on South Africa across five T20Is after the conclusion of their ongoing ODI series, and in good news for the hosts, star batter and vice captain in the shortest format, Shubman Gill is nearing his return.
With India taking on South Africa in the second ODI of the ongoing multi-format series, let us have a look at why regular India skipper Shubman Gill is not playing for the Men in Blue in the ongoing clash in Raipur.
India's T20I squad for the upcoming series against South Africa is set to be picked tomorrow, December 3. All eyes will be on Shubman Gill's fitness as he suffered a neck injury during the Test series and hasn't played for almost three weeks now.