Updated On: 12 August, 2025 06:39 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Gill, in his first captaincy assignment in the traditional format of the game, led India to a series draw against the 'Three Lions'. Having played all five Test matches, the right-hander accumulated 754 runs, with four centuries, including a double ton

Shubman Gill (Pic: X/@ICC)
Team India's newly appointed Test skipper, Shubman Gill, has won the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for July 2025.
He has won the honour for the record fourth time. The official social media handle of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a post on X, which read, "Congratulations to Shubman Gill as he becomes the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for July 2025". Taking to X:
He set the stage on fire with his batting heroics in his first series as #TeamIndia's Test captain in England! ?
Congratulations to Shubman Gill as he becomes the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for July 2025. ? ?
He wins this honour for the record 4⃣th time! ?@ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/Ju470YqqCG