Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan shared his views on Shubman Gill playing all formats. Gill returned to the T20I format and was also appointed as vice-captain for the upcoming 2025 Asia Cup as well. However, there have been talks about whether the young batter would be able to play all formats, considering the amount of cricket
set to take place as well.

During a special interaction organised by Sony Sports Network, Irfan Pathan said, “Virat Kohli is a great player. He has been a match-winner. But he was averaging 15 batting first. And there are certain things that were not going his way. But it is not like he is not a good player if he did not perform at that time. He has won games for India for years. Tomorrow, if Shubman does not perform, if his average is also 15 for an entire year, and he is still with the team, then we will talk. For now, he was the vice-captain before as well, but no one questioned that when he went out. Now he is back, which was his place.”

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However, Irfan Pathan also said that Shubman Gill would not face any issue playing aggressively in the T20 format. Gill last played a T20I for India before the 2024 T20 World Cup.

“I think Shubman Gill has improved his T20 cricket a lot. What we have seen this season, the way he played, the amount of runs he scored, and few seasons in the IPL as well. There was a time I remember when he started, when he played for KKR, I vaguely remember his strike-rate was about 125ish. And then suddenly he jumped to 150. Last year’s IPL was 150 plus and he was consistently scoring runs as well. Now the Indian team has gone to a higher strike-rate, they want to be very aggressive. So I don’t think there should be an issue for Shubman Gill to start playing an aggressive role and do what the team demands of him,” he added.