Shubman Gill Is Extremely Privileged: Ajay Jadeja On 'Chosen One' Advantage

The Indian star batter Shubman Gill, like everyone, tried his best, and that hard work is now the thing that gave him the place where he stands today. The year 2025 is turning out to be his year; after Rohit Sharma's retirement from Test cricket, he was appointed as Test captain and is trying to fit at No. 4, which was previously well handled by the legendary cricketer Virat Kohli.

In the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, he scored 754 runs and played a big role in making the series draw 2-2. At the age of just 25, he showed how bright a future India holds in the form of him.

After the five-match test series against England, he made his comeback in T20 cricket at the Asia Cup 2025, where his name was included in the 15-member squad. No matter what, there's nothing wrong in saying that he might become India's captain in all formats in the near future.

To all these things, now former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja opens up on Shubman Gill, stating,

"He is the chosen one of Indian cricket. Everyone already has high expectations of him. He has a special talent; there is no two ways about it. If they have picked him ahead of Yashasvi Jaiswal and, as many felt, Sanju Samson, you can imagine how extremely privileged he is. And the only reason is that people think he is in it for a long haul. He has the consistency and is looked at as India's future captain. That's why he is getting advantages. That's the only pressure he will feel, of privilege, not about his place in the team."

The 26-year-old's role in the opener game of the 2025 Asia Cup was a limited one but effective. He remained not out on 20 runs off 9 balls, which includes a six that made Wasim Akram go "woo" in the commentary box.

Further, Ajay Jadeja said,

"Whatever we saw from this little innings from him, he has repaid the faith. Because when you play eight batters, your own consistency won't matter. You are expected to do well, but that six that he hit, I think, going forward, his strike rate will improve, but consistency might dip a little."