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Former India Captain Warns Shubman Gill Of Tough Road Ahead After Edgbaston Captaincy High

Ashish Satyam

The Punjab-based batter has collected 269 and 161 in Birmingham.

India’s newly made skipper Shubman Gill wreaked havoc during the second Test against England as his team outplayed the hosts by 336 runs at Edgbaston to level the series 1-1. Speaking about the same, former India captain Sourav Ganguly feels that this is just the beginning for Gill and also reminded him that the pressure of leadership will only grow from here.

Ganguly, who was celebrating his 53rd birthday on Tuesday, spoke highly about the Indian team while talking to reporters during his birthday celebration at the Eden Gardens.

Sourav Ganguly Hails Shubman Gill

Taking part in his debut series as captain, Gill has already scored 585 runs at a staggering average of 146.25. He has also smashed three centuries, one of which was a double ton, across the two Tests so far.

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“This is the best I’ve seen him bat and I’m not surprised”, Ganguly told reporters at the Eden Gardens.

The Indian team who registered a 336-run victory at Edgbaston, also saw Gill achieve personal milestones. The Punjab-based batter has collected 269 and 161 in Birmingham and as a result, he is just 18 runs away from surpassing Rahul Dravid’s 602-run tally from the 2002 England tour, which is the most by an Indian in a Test series on English soil.

Sourav Ganguly Issues Warning

Even though Gill helped India secure a massive win at Edgbaston, Ganguly gave him a reality check. 

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
East Molesey ESM

137/6

Spencer SPE

147/5

Spencer beat East Molesey by 10 runs

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
Twickenham TWI

151/5

Spencer SPE

149/7

Twickenham Won by 5 wickets

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Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
East Molesey ESM

100/10

Weybridge WEY

105/6

Weybridge beat East Molesey by 4 wickets

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
Weybridge WEY

131/5

Twickenham TWI

130/4

Weybridge beat Twickenham by 5 wickets

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
East Molesey ESM

153/2

Twickenham TWI

152/6

East Molesey beat Twickenham by 8 wickets

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 02:30 PM IST
Banstead BAN

Twickenham TWI

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 04:30 PM IST
Weybridge WEY

Twickenham TWI

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ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 06:30 PM IST
Banstead BAN

Spencer SPE

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 08:45 PM IST
Spencer SPE

Weybridge WEY

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 10:45 PM IST
Banstead BAN

Weybridge WEY

Result – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
Bud Cricket Club BCC

156/5

91 Yards Club 91YC

155/3

Bud Cricket Club beat 91 Yards Club by 5 wickets

Result – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
Nabajyoti Club NAJC

112/10

Guwahati Giants GUG

114/3

Guwahati Giants beat Nabajyoti Club by 7 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
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31 Jul 2025, 09:00 AM IST
Navarang Club NVR

City Cricket Club CCC

Upcoming – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 01:15 PM IST
Guwahati Giants GUG

91 Yards Club 91YC

Upcoming – test – London
India tour of England, Test, 2025
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England ENG

India IND

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KCC T10 Summer League, 2025
Royal Trivianz RTZ

125/3

Keraniganj Challengers KGC

126/4

Keraniganj Challengers beat Royal Trivianz by 6 wickets

Live – t10 – Kuwait City
KCC T10 Summer League, 2025
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65/0

Jhelum Jaguars JJ

150/7

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KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 10:00 PM IST
Stack CC STCC

Fakhr-E-Kashmir FEK

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01 Aug 2025, 01:15 AM IST
Al mulla Exchange ALECC

CECC CEC-A

Live – test – Bulawayo
New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe, Test, 2025
Zimbabwe ZIM

149/10

New Zealand NZ

92/0

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Pakistan tour of West Indies, T20, 2025
01 Aug 2025, 05:30 AM IST
West Indies WI

Pakistan PAK

Result – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
Band-e-Amir Dragons BAD

180/5

Amo Sharks ASS

182/1

Amo Sharks beat Band-e-Amir Dragons by 9 wickets

Result – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
Speen Ghar Tigers SGT

198/9

Boost Defenders BDS

206/10

Boost Defenders beat Speen Ghar Tigers by 8 runs

Upcoming – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 11:00 AM IST
Amo Sharks ASS

Mis Ainak Knights MAK

Result – t20 – Trinidad and Tobago
USA Women U19 tour of West Indies, 2025
West Indies Women U19 WIU19-W

89/8

United States Of America Women U19 USAU19-W

92/7

USA Women Under-19 beat West Indies Women Under-19 by 3 wickets

Result – oneday – Birmingham
Women’s One Day Cup, 2025
 Birmingham Bears Women BRB-W

239/10

Surrey Women SUR-W

240/7

Surrey Women beat Birmingham Bears Women by 3 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Birmingham
World Championship of Legends, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 05:00 PM IST
Pakistan Champions PNC

India Champions IAC

Upcoming – t20 – Birmingham
World Championship of Legends, 2025
31 Jul 2025, 09:00 PM IST
South Africa Champions SAC

Australia Champions AAC

“He has just become captain, it’s a honeymoon period. But there would be more pressure with time. The pressure will build in the next three Tests. It’s just one-all. There’s still a lot to play for with three matches to go. India played well, and has been playing well. But again, you have to start from scratch in the next match (at Lord’s).”

On the back of his brilliant batting, Gill is standing on the verge of breaking Don Bradman’s 88-year-old record. The Australian great made 810 runs in the 1936–37 Ashes as captain. India’s skipper is currently 225 runs short of that figure and has three more Test matches to rewrite history.

Apart from Shubman Gill, young pacer Akash Deep scalped a total of 10 wickets in the second Test against England. Mohammed Siraj also picked up seven wickets in the game. This win will definitely boost the confidence of the Indian team as they will look to replicate their performance in the upcoming third Test against England, starting from July 10 at the iconic Lord’s.

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