"The Pillar of Support": Shubman Gill on the Role of Rohit and Kohli in Difficult Conditions

Shubman Gill told the press conference on Saturday that how Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the team helps him. India vs New Zealand 3-match ODI series starting from January 11, which will be Gill's first ODI series at home as captain. During this time, he also reacted to not being selected in the T20 World Cup 2026 squad.

Shubman Gill was out of the ODI series against South Africa due to injury, for which he admitted that it was a difficult period to stay away from the field after getting the captaincy. "Obviously, it's never easy, especially when you're injured, watching your team play and you feel like you're not going to be able to take part in all those matches, especially when you've just been made the captain," he said. Explaining the importance of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the team, Gill said that they are one of the greatest openers in ODIs and one of the greatest batsmen in ODIs.

What did Gill say about Rohit-Kohli?
Shubman Gill said, "Rohit Sharma is one of the greatest openers ever in ODIs and Virat Bhai is one of the greatest ODI batsmen ever, so definitely when you have these two guys in your team, your life becomes a lot easier. If you are in a difficult situation, they (Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli) have been through such situations and situations many times in their careers, so you can always go to them and ask them what they are thinking or what they will do and get that information." Even the captain is very precious."

Not selected in T20 World Cup 2026
Shubman Gill said, "As a player, you believe that if you play the World Cup, you will win for your team, you will win for your country. But despite that, I respected the selector's decision, whatever decision he took, I wished the T20 team all the best and I really hope they win the T20 World Cup."

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When-Where Watch India vs New Zealand First ODI Live
India vs New Zealand The first ODI will be played on Sunday, January 11 at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara. The match will start at 1:30 pm, the toss will be at 1 pm. The match will be telecast live on the channels of Star Sports Network. Live streaming will be on JioHotstar app and website