Shubman Gill vs Sanju Samson: The debate has intensified regarding the recent selection of the Indian T20 team. Especially the discussion is going on among fans and experts regarding Shubman Gill and Sanju Samson. On one hand, Shubman Gill has been dropped from the T20 team, while on the other hand, Sanju Samson has also not been able to cement his place in the playing eleven consistently. The interesting thing is that if we look at the figures for the year 2025, there is not much difference in the performance of the two players.
Shubman Gill’s performance in T20I 2025
Talking about Shubman Gill, he played 15 T20 International matches for India in 2025. In all these matches he took the responsibility of opening. He scored a total of 291 runs at an average of 24.25. During this period, Gill’s strike rate was 137. However, the kind of big innings that were expected from him were not seen. He could not score even a single half-century throughout the year. His biggest inning was 47 runs, which he played against Pakistan in Dubai. During this period, 38 fours and 4 sixes came from his bat, but the lack of consistency was clearly visible.
Sanju Samson’s performance in T20I 2025
On the other hand, Sanju Samson also played 15 T20 International matches in 2025, but he got a chance to bat in only 11 innings. In these innings, Sanju scored a total of 222 runs at an average of 20.18 and strike rate of 126.85. He definitely scored a half-century against Oman in the Asia Cup, but apart from this he also failed to play a big innings. The T20 series against England at the beginning of the year was very bad for Sanju, where he scored only 1, 3, 5, 16 and 26 runs in five matches.
Sanju’s performance in 2024
However, the year 2024 was a great year for Sanju Samson. That year he scored about 436 runs in 12 innings. During this period his average was 44 and strike rate was 180. He had three centuries and one half-century in his name and he became the highest T20 run scorer for India in 2024. Despite this, he did not get a chance to play even a single match in the T20 World Cup, which is still under question.
