Shubman Gill as India Vice-Captain in all Formats

After being ignored from the 15-member T20 World Cup 2024 squad, Shubman Gill’s has taken a turn for a better, as the young batter has been promoted to vice-captain of India for Sri Lanka tour. Shubman Gill as India vice-captain in all formats.

Gill, who is not new in India’s international set-up and has played around 88 matches (all formats combined), however, is still 24 years old, but as selectors plan next two years, Gill can emerge as the best player to be considered as a long-term leader. 

The opening batter had a superb track record as a batter specially in ODIs has also been appointed as the skipper of IPL franchise Gujarat Titans for 2024 season. While the young talent also led the second-string team India in Zimbabwe series, which India won 4-1.  

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Speaking at a press conference before the Sri Lanka series, the chief selector Ajit Agarkar provided accurate update on why Gill has been named as India’s vice-captain for the tour, he said, “Rishabh has been out for a long time. We need to get him back to playing. That’s the first thing. We don’t want to burden someone who is coming back after a year out of the game. KL Rahul has not been part of T20Is now for a little while. Like I said, if you look at some of the feedback that we have got, we have got a chance to hit the reset button a little bit. We have a bit more time to plan, we want to see for the next two years.” 

Shubman Gill as India vice-captain in all formats

India have seen a lot of changes in leadership role when Rohit Sharma was not available to lead, and Hardik Pandya was injured, and to not break the momentum and build a team for future, it is important to opt for a young talent, who has some leadership experience and is a solid performer in all three formats.  

Shubman Gill ticked all the boxes too be considered for the role and thus he was made as India’s new T20I and ODIs vice-captain.  

Agarkar also highlighted Gill’s capabilities as a player and a leader and what was the approach while selecting Gill for the position.  

“Shubman is a guy we feel is a three-format player, firstly. And he seems to show a lot of good qualities over the last year or so. He has shown some decent leadership qualities. So, we want him to get some experience and build going forward. There are no guarantees in life, but at this point, that’s how it looks,” Agarkar added. 

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Gill as India’s vice-captain in Test cricket

Team India’s regular skipper Rohit Sharma is still fit and will continue to play majorly in test cricket. While Jasprit Bumrah, who is India’s premium fast bowler in all-format, is designated vice-captain in test.  

Gill needs to prove his leader skills in the limited overs first, and if all goes well, we can see him in leadership in the longest format of the game in future.  

Shubman Gill record as Captain

Shubman Gill has led India in five T-20 internationals so far and he holds a good record with 4-1 win. While he also captained the IPL franchise Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024. His side won five games, lost seven and two matches ended with no result due to rain.  

Format MtsWonLostNRWin %
T20Is 541080
IPL1457241.66