Captain Shubman Gill hits new low, registers unwanted record vs Australia

Shubman Gill’s archetypal outing arsenic India’s ODI skipper did not spell arsenic planned, arsenic helium registered an unwanted grounds against Australia. In the three-match series, Gill scored conscionable 10, 9, and 24, giving him an mean of 14.33 – the lowest by an Indian skipper successful an ODI bid against Australia.

He present sits beneath MS Dhoni, who averaged 17.20 successful 2016, and Sourav Ganguly, who averaged 18.60 successful 2001.Gill’s struggles successful white-ball cricket are not wholly new. Earlier successful the T20 Asia Cup 2025, helium was recalled to the squad and made vice-captain. He opened alongside Abhishek Sharma, which pushed

Sanju Samson

down the order. Samson had been a beardown performer arsenic an opener, having scored 3 centuries successful the role, but was moved to accommodate Gill. The tourney was disappointing for Gill, arsenic helium scored 127 runs astatine an mean of conscionable 21.16.

Despite these white-ball challenges, Gill has been successful fantabulous signifier successful red-ball cricket. Since being named captain, helium shone successful the England Test series, scoring 754 runs astatine an mean of 75.40 and finishing arsenic the starring run-scorer. Against the West Indies astatine home, helium continued his good signifier with a 50 successful the archetypal Test and an unbeaten 129 successful the second.However, the modulation to white-ball enactment seems to beryllium investigating him. With young talents similar

Yashasvi Jaiswal

waiting successful the wings, Gill volition request to find consistency with the bat if helium wants to unafraid his spot arsenic India’s semipermanent ODI captain. His quality to accommodate and execute successful the shorter formats volition beryllium intimately watched successful the coming series.