AUS vs IND 2025: ODI captain Shubman Gill sets this unwanted record, surpassing Ganguly and Dhoni
Shubman Gill made his ODI captaincy debut in the series against Australia.
The Indian cricket team is currently on tour to Australia. The final match of the ongoing three-match ODI series between the two teams was played on October 25th. In this match, the Indian team won by 9 wickets thanks to the brilliant batting of former captain and experienced batsman Rohit Sharma (121) and Virat Kohli (74).
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However, young captain Shubman Gill, who was appointed before the ODI series against Australia, failed to perform well with the bat. Furthermore, in this ODI series, captain Gill has set an unwanted record.
Chasing a target of 237 runs set by Australia, openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill added 69 runs, giving the team a strong start. Gill was looking good with 24 runs when he was caught by Josh Hazlewood off a brilliant delivery in the 11th over. With this, captain Gill achieved an unwanted record, surpassing Dhoni and Ganguly in this regard.
This news update is based on reports from Crictracker
Shubman Gill holds this unwanted record
It should be noted that in this series, Gill scored 10, 9, and 24 runs as captain. His average as captain in the ODI series in Australia was 14.33, the lowest among Indian ODI captains to date.
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While touring Australia in 2001, captain Sourav Ganguly averaged 18.60 in the ODI series, while MS Dhoni averaged 17.20 in the 2016 ODI series. But now, as captain, Gill has become the first captain to score at the lowest average in an ODI series in Australia.
The five-match T20I series will begin on October 29th
Now that the ODI series has concluded, the Indian team will play a five-match T20I series against Australia, starting on October 29th. The first match of the T20I series will be played at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. Vice-captain Gill will be looking to put aside his performance in the ODI series and put in a better performance in this series.
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