India Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill signed off the momentous year 2025 on a reflective note, sharing a video montage on social media that captured a year of stark contrasts, hard lessons and historic highs.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SIGN UP NOW!“2025, you were truly special to me. So many lessons, experiences and memories to be thankful for. Carrying it all forward into 2026,” Gill wrote as he posted the reel on his official Instagram account, offering fans a glimpse into a season that tested and transformed him.
From MCG to T20 World Cup insulted: How Indian cricket let Shubman Gill down
At 26, Gill has experienced the full spectrum of elite sport. The year brought a significant setback in the shortest format as he was dropped from India’s T20I squad despite previously serving as vice-captain. A string of meager returns led to his omission from the domestic T20 World Cup squad. The T20Is proved to be his only stumbling block as Gill managed 291 runs in 15 innings at an average of just over 24, without a single fifty.However, if the T20I struggles defined one side of 2025, Gill’s red-ball dominance told an entirely different story. His tour of England was nothing short of extraordinary as it produced one of the most impressive batting performances by an Indian batsman overseas. Gill amassed 754 runs in five Tests at a staggering average of 75.40, including four centuries and a career-best 269 that rewrote the record books. Overall, Gill finished the year with 983 runs in nine Tests at an average of 70.21, which included five hundreds. He continued his consistency in ODIs, scoring 490 runs in 11 matches at 49:00, with two centuries and two fifties. He also played a key role in India’s Champions Trophy triumph, scoring 188 runs, highlighted by a century against Bangladesh.The year took on further significance with Gill’s promotion to Test and ODI captaincy. Under his leadership, India fought back to secure a memorable 2-2 draw in England.
