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Former Sri Lanka Captain Explains Why Shubman Gill Is Fit To Lead India in Tests

Sagar Paul

Despite losing his first match as captain, Gill has already made a strong impression with the bat.

Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has backed Shubman Gill as a strong leader, praising both his cricketing mind and emotional maturity. Sangakkara, who is also the Director of Cricket at Rajasthan Royals, pointed out how Gill showed signs of calm leadership even during his time with Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The 25-year-old took over as India’s Test captain after Rohit Sharma retired from the format in May. Despite losing his first match as captain, Gill has already made a strong impression with the bat by scoring back-to-back centuries. His 147 in the first innings helped India post a big total of 471 in the Headingley Test. During the ongoing second Test, he went even better, scoring a stunning 269. It is the highest ever score by an Indian Test captain, surpassing Virat Kohli’s previous record.

Result – t20 – Singapore
Asia-Pacific Cricket Champions Trophy, 2025
Malaysia MAL

55/0

Hong Kong HKG

52/4

Malaysia won by 10 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Basseterre
Australia tour of West Indies, T20, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 04:30 AM IST
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Australia AUS

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Bahrain and Malawi tour of Rwanda, 2025
Rwanda RWA

157/5

Malawi ML

158/1

Malawi beat Rwanda by 9 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Rwanda
Bahrain and Malawi tour of Rwanda, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 04:30 PM IST
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ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
Romania ROM

178/6

Luxembourg LUX

133/10

Romania won by 45 runs

Result – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
Hungary HUN

168/9

Austria AUST

169/6

Austria beat Hungary by 4 wickets

Result – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
Austria AUST

245/7

Luxembourg LUX

179/5

Austria beat Luxembourg by 66 runs

Upcoming – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 11:30 AM IST
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Upcoming – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 03:00 PM IST
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Result – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
Alby Zalmi CC ALZ

88/10

Jinnah CC JIHCC

163/4

Jinnah CC Stockholm beat Alby Zalmi by 75 runs

Result – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
Rising Phoenix RPH

123/6

Marsta CC MAR

150/4

Marsta CC beat Rising Phoenix by 27 runs

Result – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
Jinnah CC JIHCC

153/9

Alby Zalmi CC ALZ

168/4

Alby Zalmi CC beat Jinnah CC by 15 runs

Result – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
Rising Phoenix RPH

166/4

Jinnah CC JIHCC

78/10

Rising Phoenix beat Jinnah CC by 88 runs

Live – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
Alby Zalmi CC ALZ

68/2

Rising Phoenix RPH

99/7

Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 12:15 PM IST
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Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 02:15 PM IST
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European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 05:15 PM IST
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Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 08:15 PM IST
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Result – t20 – Gaborone
ICC Women’s Africa T20 WC Qualifier 2, 2025
Botswana Women BOT-W

143/6

Malawi Women MWW-W

78/10

Botswana Women beat Malawi Women by 65 runs

Result – t20 – Gaborone
ICC Women’s Africa T20 WC Qualifier 2, 2025
Eswatini Women EWW-W

40/10

Lesotho Women LSN-W

88/9

Lesotho Women beat Eswatini Women by 48 runs

Result – t20 – Gaborone
ICC Women’s Africa T20 WC Qualifier 2, 2025
Rwanda Women RWA-W

135/7

Sierra Leone Women SLO-W

84/10

Rwanda Women beat Sierra Leone Women by 51 runs

Result – t20 – Gaborone
ICC Women’s Africa T20 WC Qualifier 2, 2025
Cameroon Women CW-W

88/8

Mozambique Women MZW-W

87/8

Cameroon Women beat Mozambique Women by 2 wickets

Toss – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 10:30 PM IST
Gujrat Cricket Club GUJCC

Super Lanka SUL

Upcoming – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 10:30 PM IST
Chennai Kings CA CHK

Tally Rangers TCC

Result – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
Fatemi Resources Cricket Club FRC

122/4

KL Gladiators KLG

108/6

Fatemi Resources Cricket Club beat KL Gladiators by 14 runs

Result – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
JB Kings JBK

80/4

Sky Warriors Cricket Club SWCL

106/5

Sky Warriors Cricket Club beat JB Kings by 26 runs

Result – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
Utkal Cricket Club UTC

78/4

Maxx Cricket Club MXC

80/2

Maxx Cricket Club beat Utkal Cricket Club by 8 wickets

Result – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
MR KB Putrajaya MKP

75/4

MB Malik Sports UMZ MBMS

73/10

MR KB Putrajaya beat MB Malik Sports UMZ by 6 wickets

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 06:30 AM IST
Fatemi Resources Cricket Club FRC

Maxx Cricket Club MXC

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 08:40 AM IST
JB Kings JBK

MB Malik Sports UMZ MBMS

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 10:50 AM IST
Utkal Cricket Club UTC

KL Gladiators KLG

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 01:15 PM IST
MR KB Putrajaya MKP

Sky Warriors Cricket Club SWCL

Result – t20 – Entebbe
Pearl of Africa T20, 2025
United Arab Emirates UAE

141/5

Nigeria NIG

88/10

United Arab Emirates beat Nigeria by 53 runs

Result – t20 – Entebbe
Pearl of Africa T20, 2025
Kenya KNY

126/6

Namibia A NBA

123/2

Kenya beat Namibia A by 3 runs

Upcoming – t20 – Entebbe
Pearl of Africa T20, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 12:00 PM IST
Kenya KNY

Nigeria NIG

Upcoming – t20 – Entebbe
Pearl of Africa T20, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 04:00 PM IST
United Arab Emirates UAE

Uganda UGA

Upcoming – t20 – Puducherry
Pondicherry Premier League, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 07:00 PM IST
Villianur Mohit Kings VMK

Mahe Megalo Strikers MMS

Result – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
Mis Ainak Knights MAK

154/9

Boost Defenders BDS

155/4

Boost Defenders beat Mis Ainak Knights by 6 wickets

Result – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
Amo Sharks ASS

174/4

Speen Ghar Tigers SGT

173/6

Amo Sharks beat Speen Ghar Tigers by 6 wickets

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USA Women U19 tour of West Indies, 2025
West Indies Women U19 WIU19-W

11/1

United States Of America Women U19 USAU19-W

66/9

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USA Women U19 tour of West Indies, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 07:30 PM IST
West Indies Women U19 WIU19-W

United States Of America Women U19 USAU19-W

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Women’s Vitality Blast T20, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 05:00 PM IST
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 Birmingham Bears Women BRB-W

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Women’s Vitality Blast T20, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 09:00 PM IST
Surrey Women SUR-W

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Result – t20 – Leeds
World Championship of Legends, 2025
India Champions IAC

203/4

Australia Champions AAC

207/6

Australia Champions beat India Champions by 4 wickets

Live – t20 – Leeds
World Championship of Legends, 2025
Pakistan Champions PNC

95/1

West Indies Champions WIC

Upcoming – t20 – Leeds
World Championship of Legends, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 05:00 PM IST
South Africa Champions SAC

Australia Champions AAC

Upcoming – t20 – Leeds
World Championship of Legends, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 09:00 PM IST
India Champions IAC

England Champions EDC

Result – t20 – Harare
Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series, 2025
New Zealand NZ

180/5

South Africa SA

177/6

New Zealand beat South Africa by 3 runs

Live – oneday – Northern Ireland
Zimbabwe Women tour of Ireland, 2025
Ireland Women IRE-W

288/9

Zimbabwe Women ZIM-W

182/8

Kumar Sangakkara Credits the Captain for Maintaining Calm in Gujarat Titans dressing room

Speaking on Sky Sports Cricket, Sangakkara highlighted the role Gill played in settling the Gujarat Titans dressing room after Hardik Pandya’s exit. He said that when Pandya left the franchise and a major auction followed, there was some uncertainty in the camp. Gill, along with the support of Director of Cricket Vikram Solanki and coach Ashish Nehra, helped keep the environment steady. Sangakkara pointed out that despite being a relatively young franchise, Gujarat had already built a proud legacy, having reached a final, won a title, and made the playoffs. Managing expectations in such a setup required maturity, something which Gill delivered.

“I think one of the things that he’s managed to really calm an environment with the support of Vikram Solanki as Director of Cricket and Ashish Nehra as coach. There was a little bit of turmoil when Hardik Pandya left, then they had the big auction and Gujarat [Titans] has a very proud history, even though it is a short one in the IPL,” Sangakkara said.

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He further added that Gill has the cricketing intelligence to read the game well, which is crucial for any captain. However, Sangakkara stressed that emotional intelligence is just as important, especially in cricket where a captain has to deal with a mix of personalities and pressure situations. He explained that in IPL teams, the dressing room includes players from different backgrounds and countries, while in international cricket, a captain has to manage high-quality talent consistently. According to the former Lankan captain, Gill has shown the ability to align with the coach, set a clear vision for the team, and manage people well. These are all the signs of a promising leader.

“He has the cricketing IQ to really manage that. But that is only part of your thinking when you are appointing a captain because emotional intelligence is as important because it is such a crucial decision. So I think Shubman, what I have seen in international cricket and IPL, he has both those qualities. Good emotional intelligence to manage his team to align with the coach, set a vision with the side and really good cricketing IQ as well. He will learn and get better as he goes along,” he added.

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