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Shubman Gill joins Kohli as second Indian captain for an unwanted record

Updated On: 20 October, 2025 05:49 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

Following the first ODI against Australia, Team India captain Shubman Gill found his name on a record no player would want to hold. Here`s all you need to know (Pic: File Pic)

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Following the first ODI against Australia, Team India captain Shubman Gill found his name on a record no player would want to hold. Here`s all you need to know (Pic: File Pic)

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Following the first ODI against Australia, Team India captain Shubman Gill found his name on a record no player would want to hold. Here`s all you need to know (Pic: File Pic)
<p>In the first ODI match against Australia, Team India suffered a loss by seven wickets at the Optus Stadium in Perth</p>

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In the first ODI match against Australia, Team India suffered a loss by seven wickets at the Optus Stadium in Perth

<p>With this, Gill became the second Indian captain after Virat Kohli, and ninth overall, to lose their first matches in all three formats as skipper</p>

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With this, Gill became the second Indian captain after Virat Kohli, and ninth overall, to lose their first matches in all three formats as skipper

<p>Last year, after India`s ICC T20 World Cup win, Gill captained Team India for a five-match T20I tour to Zimbabwe, wearing the national captaincy armband for the first time. The youngster started off with a 13-run loss to Zimbabwe while chasing 116, though India won the series 4-1</p>

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Last year, after India`s ICC T20 World Cup win, Gill captained Team India for a five-match T20I tour to Zimbabwe, wearing the national captaincy armband for the first time. The youngster started off with a 13-run loss to Zimbabwe while chasing 116, though India won the series 4-1

<p>This year, when Gill was handed the Test captaincy following the retirements of legends Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravichandran Ashwin, the 26-year-old cricketer started the five-match tour to England with a five-wicket loss at Leeds</p>

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This year, when Gill was handed the Test captaincy following the retirements of legends Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravichandran Ashwin, the 26-year-old cricketer started the five-match tour to England with a five-wicket loss at Leeds

<p>The "Men in Blue" will clash against the Aussies in the second ODI match on October 23 at the Adelaide Oval</p>

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The "Men in Blue" will clash against the Aussies in the second ODI match on October 23 at the Adelaide Oval

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