{"id":193174,"date":"2026-07-13T20:26:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T01:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=193174"},"modified":"2026-07-13T20:26:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T01:56:27","slug":"the-t20i-series-defeat-wont-affect-us-says-gill-ahead-of-ind-vs-eng-1st-odi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=193174","title":{"rendered":"The T20I series defeat won\u2019t affect us, says Gill ahead of IND vs ENG 1st ODI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71218152\">Shubman Gill will have fond memories of Edgbaston. It was here last July that he led India to a massive 336-run victory over England in the second Test, marking his debut win as Test captain.<\/p>\n<p>A year on, Gill, who scored 269 and 161 in that spectacular triumph, is back at the venue as the ODI skipper, this time trying to clear the thick clouds that have enveloped Indian cricket after six T20I losses to Ireland and England.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think the defeats will affect us,\u201d Gill said on Monday, ahead of the first ODI. \u201cThis is a different format, different team, and different goals. The atmosphere and the feelings are both different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gill\u2019s eyes are set on the 2027 World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, and the three matches versus England are important in the lead-up to the marquee competition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pitches here will be closer to the ones we will find in South Africa. So it is about finding the right combinations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were a bit unfortunate that Nitish [Kumar] and Harshit [Rana] got injured. We wanted play them in as many matches as we could before the World Cup so that they feel settled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut now we cannot play the 11 or 12 players we had decided before the series. So we are forced to make changes,\u201d the 26-year-old added.<\/p>\n<p><b>RELATED | <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/india-vs-england-1st-odi-match-preview-kohli-rohit-bumrah-return-mccullum\/article71217550.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">India hopes for winds of change as Rohit, Kohli, Bumrah return<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gill, however, stated that the team doesn\u2019t have concerning areas as such. \u201cIt is not an unsettled XI. But you do have to give chances to players to experience pressure before the World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amidst chatter that ODIs had lost relevance and that one of the ways to spice up the format was by reducing it to 40 overs, Gill batted for it to remain a 50-over game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat can make a difference is if we can bring back the triangular series. It\u2019s fun to face against two different teams in different venues. That will make the format more interesting to play and watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 13, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/india-vs-england-odi-series-shubman-gill-south-africa-world-cup-preparation\/article71218152.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shubman Gill will have fond memories of Edgbaston. It was here last July that he led India to a massive 336-run victory over England in the second Test, marking his debut win as Test captain. A year on, Gill, who scored 269 and 161 in that spectacular triumph, is back at the venue as the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":193175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-193174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP07_13_2026_000242B.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":194668,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194668","url_meta":{"origin":193174,"position":0},"title":"Why is Jasprit Bumrah not playing today in India vs England 3rd ODI?","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Jasprit Bumrah was not available for selection for Sunday\u2019s third ODI between India and England at Lord\u2019s. 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