Overview
- Irfan Pathan said Gill is fully capable of meeting comparisons to Virat Kohli, praising his growing authority since taking on Test and ODI leadership.
- Gill’s 2025 featured a prolific England Test tour with 754 runs in five matches, part of 983 Test runs across the year, alongside 490 ODI runs including a Champions Trophy century.
- India left Gill out of the T20 World Cup 2026 squad after lean T20I returns of 291 runs in 15 innings without a fifty.
- Chief selector Ajit Agarkar explained the non-selection by saying Gill was short of recent runs despite his overall quality.
- Gill reflected on 2025 in a New Year post and is set to lead India in a three-match ODI series against New Zealand beginning January 11.