Shubman Gill will be seen in action for India in Asia Cup 2025.
Indian cricketer and Test captain Shubman Gill is celebrating his 26th birthday on September 8, 2025. He hails from Fazilka in Punjab and rose to prominence due to his easy batting style during the 2018 U19 World Cup in New Zealand.
He made his India ODI debut the next year in 2019 in New Zealan,d but took some time to cement his spot in the Indian XI across formats. His Test debut came in Melbourne in the 2020-21 tour of Australia, and his T20I debut was against Sri Lanka in Mumbai in 2023.
So far, he has played 37 Tests, scoring 2647 runs with 9 centuries and a best score of 269 with an average of 41.35. In 55 ODIs, Gill has 2775 runs at an average of 59.04 and a best score of 208, with 8 centuries and 15 fifties.
In 21 T20Is, Gill has 578 runs with a strike rate of 139.27 and a best score of 126*.
He became the India Test captain in 2025 after the retirement of Rohit Sharma. He has already been named the vice-captain of the Indian ODI and T20I teams and is primed to take over as the all-format captain soon.
In an interview with Star Sports India, Shubman Gill revealed some secrets about himself. He revealed his nickname, the reason behind his jersey number 77, his cricketing idol, and more.
“My nickname is ‘kaka,’ which in Punjabi means baby. My cricketing idol when I was growing up was Sachin (Tendulkar) Sir, and my current favorite cricketer is Virat (Kohli). My best friend on the team is Ishan Kishan. One thing that I cannot live without is my family. I wear the same set of clothing that I wore in the first match throughout the series," Gill told Star Sports.
“When I played the U19 World Cup, I wanted to take the number 7, but it was not available, so I took two sevens. One battle I enjoy the most is facing Bumrah in the nets. He is always on you and never gives you an edge. He always wants to intimidate you and show you that he is the best, and I love that about him," he said.
Gill will be seen in action for India in the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 tournament in the UAE.