Gambhir – India’s next match is also to be played against Pakistan in Super 4 of Asia Cup 2025 (Asia Cup 2025). And before this high-voltage match, Shubman Gill has become the biggest discussion of Team India. According to the records, Gill took part in all three matches in the group stage, but his performance was very simple.
Despite this, Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (Gambhir) is expressing full confidence in him and is ready to give him a chance against Pakistan. In such a situation, this is the reason why questions are being raised between fans and cricket pundits as to why Gill is being fed in the T20 team continuously.
Gill’s average performance in Asia Cup
Actually, Gill did not do anything special in the three matches of Asia Cup 2025. According to the records, Gill scored an unbeaten 20* runs against UAE against UAE, but he was able to score only 10 runs in 7 balls against UAE.
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Not only this, his bat against Oman was even more flop and he returned to the pavilion after scoring just 5 runs. Such figures show that Shubman Gill is still far away from playing big innings in T20 cricket.
Gill: Test and ODI
It is true that the real strength of Shubman Gill is Test and ODI cricket.
- In the Test, he set a world record by scoring 430 runs in a single match.
- In the Test series against England, he scored 753* runs breaking Graham Gooch’s record.
- Gill became the fourth Indian to complete 2000 runs at the World Test Championship.
- He is the fastest 2000 runs in ODI, in just 38 innings.
- The youngest century at the youngest century and a double century in the same match is his record of + 150+ runs.
It is clear from these achievements that Gill is a batsman of Test and ODI. But could not show the same effect in T20. Despite this, Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (Gambhir) is expressing full confidence in him.
Conflict continues in T20
On the other hand, Gill has scored only 578 runs in 21 T20 Internationals played so far. While his strike rate was 139.27 and average 30.42. However, there are a century and three half -centuries, but the lack of continuity is clearly visible.
So, this is the reason why critics believe that Gill can spoil the team’s balance in T20 and instead an explosive batsman like Yashasvi Jaiswal should get a chance. But Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir is expressing full confidence in Gill.
Gambhir’s trust
Despite this, Gambhir has unwavering confidence in Gill. Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (Gambhir) believes that Shubman Gill can give stability to the team by playing anchoring roles in big matches.
Especially in high-pressure matches like Pakistan, when the initial wickets fall, Gill’s class and technology can be useful. So, this is why Team India, the head coach of Team India, Gambhir, is ready to give him a chance against Pakistan even after a disappointing performance against Oman.
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FAQS
Why is Shubman Gill being given a chance against Pakistan?
Gambhir believes that Gill can give stability to the team by playing anchoring roles in big matches. Due to this confidence, he is also being given a chance against Pakistan.
How has Shubman Gill’s performance so far in the Asia Cup 2025?
Gill has scored 20*against UAE, 10 against Pakistan and only 5 against Oman. His performance has been simple and he has failed to play a big innings.