Captain Gill’s statistics (Photo: PTI)
Shubman Gill, Team India: The condition of Team India is bad under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. Since he took charge of the ODI team in October 2025, the team has lost three times more series than it has won. Team India’s thread seems to be unraveling against big teams. The way Australia and England have defeated them, questions have been raised about Team India being the number 1 ODI team. New Zealand has indeed created history. What had not happened on Indian soil for 37 years, has also been seen in ODIs under Gill’s captaincy.
Even if Afghanistan wins one ODI series in 9 months
During the 9 months of captaincy tenure of Shubman Gill, Team India has played 4 ODI series, in which it has won only one ODI series. Team India had to face defeat in the remaining 3 ODI series. The ODI series in which India has won under the captaincy of Gill, it has played against Afghanistan on its own soil. India won that 3-match ODI series 3-0.
ODI captaincy debut against Australia, 2-1 loss
Shubman Gill’s debut as India’s ODI captain was in the series played against Australia last year. Australia had won that ODI series played in October 2025 by 2-1.
New Zealand broke its 37 year old record
After being beaten by Australia, Team India played a 3-match ODI series against New Zealand on its own soil. The Indian team had not lost an ODI series against New Zealand on its own soil since 1988. But, that record was also broken under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. New Zealand ended the 37-year long streak and created history by defeating India 2-1 in the 3-ODI series.
Captain Gill lost his first ODI series abroad
Shubman Gill played his first ODI series as captain on foreign soil in England. Shubman Gill had a chance to win his first ODI series overseas. But that too did not come. Shubman Gill and Company had to face 2-1 defeat in the 3 ODI series against England.
Only one win in 4 series played in 9 months
Shubman Gill played 4 series during his 9-month ODI captaincy tenure, out of which he played 3 series in India and one abroad. Not only did they lose in the ODI series played on foreign soil, they also had to face defeat in 2 out of the 3 ODI series played in India.
