After losing the ODI series against New Zealand, where will Shubman Gill play? On which day will he play? In which tournament? These questions have been answered.
When cricket fans will see Shubman Gill in action against Ravindra Jadeja on filed?
Team India’s ODI captain will now be seen playing in the Ranji Trophy. In addition to Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja will also be seen playing in the Ranji Trophy. The strength of these two Indian players will be on display, and those players who are not part of Team India’s T20 World Cup 2026 may also be seen playing for their respective state teams in the Ranji Trophy.
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The second half of the Ranji Trophy begins on January 22nd, with the Punjab and Saurashtra teams facing each other. In this match, to be held at Rajkot, Shubman Gill will play for Punjab, while Ravindra Jadeja may play for Saurashtra. Therefore, this match is also being seen as a Shubman Gill versus Ravindra Jadeja contest.
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Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja both played in all three ODIs against New Zealand. Gill scored 135 runs in three innings at an average of 45, while Ravindra Jadeja’s bat was not only silent but his bowling was also ineffective.
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Ravindra Jadeja scored only 43 runs in three innings in the ODI series against New Zealand. He also failed to take a single wicket with the ball. On the contrary, he conceded twice as many runs with the ball as he did with the bat.
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Indian players runs vs New Zealand.
Virat Kohli – 240
KL Rahul – 142
Shubman Gill – 135
Harshit Rana – 83
Nitish Kumar – 73
Rohit Sharma – 61
Shreyas Iyer – 60
Ravindra Jadeja – 43Rana scored more runs than Rohit & Iyer.😷pic.twitter.com/HCyIpeGb53
— Kunal Yadav (@Kunal_KLR) January 19, 2026
The Ranji Trophy is a red-ball tournament, and the Punjab and Saurashtra teams haven’t had particularly good results so far. Saurashtra is currently ranked fourth, while Punjab is sixth. Therefore, in the second half of the tournament, both teams will be looking to improve their positions and move forward.

