Irfan Pathan said after the defeat against SA

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Shubman Gill: Questions are being raised on Shubman Gill after his poor performance in the second T20 match. Meanwhile, former cricketer Irfan Pathan said that his poor performance will put pressure not only on his personal life but also on the team management.

December 12, 2025

Shubman Gill: After the Indian team’s defeat in the second T20 match against South Africa, two players are being criticized. In this context, former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan believes that the poor form of vice-captain Shubman Gill is not only affecting him personally but also the entire team management. Pathan said on Geo Star that it will not be as easy to restore successful batting as before by bringing back Sanju Samson, because this wicketkeeper will also take a lot of time to establish his rhythm.

Did Samson want a chance in place of Gill?

Sanju Samson was a successful batsman and wicketkeeper for T-20 cricket. After this, when Gill was made the T-20 vice-captain, he was given a chance in the team as an opening batsman in place of Samson. Indian team’s Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill is struggling on the field to score runs in the shortest format of the game. He could not even open his account in the second T20 match played by South Africa.

Had he been in form he would have played the ball easily.

Irfan Pathan said that Shubman Gill can say that he lost his wicket on a brilliant ball. Had he been in form, he might have played a long short ball on this ball. He is not in form. He further said that as far as captain Suryakumar Yadav is concerned, I think he needs to focus on his off-side play the most. Also, when he got out, he was in a completely wrong position.

Is Gill’s not scoring a bad sign?

The former cricketer said that Gill not scoring runs on the field is a bad sign and due to this, a lot of pressure can increase on the team management. Now they must be thinking what to do and the situation should not get worse than the present one. Also, if you are not able to expect good performance from him, then you cannot expect Sanju Samson to score runs immediately by bringing him in his place. Also now many types of questions have arisen.