Fans angry over calling Shubman Gill ‘2025 Champions Trophy winning captain’

New Delhi: Sunday evening was special for Indian cricket, when BCCI organized the Naman awards ceremony. In this ceremony the players received honors for their excellent performance. Many famous players were also recognized for their contributions. In this, cricket legends like Roger Binny, Rahul Dravid and Mithali Raj were honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for their contribution.

However, a mistake in the graphics during the ceremony caused a stir on social media. Due to this mistake, fans of former captain Rohit Sharma were seen expressing their displeasure. Actually, on the screen, Indian captain Shubman Gill was described as the 2025 Champions Trophy winning captain, whereas India had won this title under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma.

Shubman Gill named Champions Trophy captain

There was a lot of anger among Rohit Sharma’s supporters during the ceremony. When Shubman Gill was on screen, the graphics described him as the ‘Champions Trophy 2025 winning captain’, while the title was actually won by India under the leadership of Rohit Sharma.

Controversy arose on social media

After this incident, there was a wave of anger among the fans on social media. Fans criticized the graphics team for this mistake. Hitman’s supporters expressed their displeasure by tweeting on the X platform. Some users wrote that ‘Do not try to change history.

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Rohit Sharma won the ICC Champions Trophy as captain, but here at the BCCI Naman Awards they’re naming Shubman Gill as captain. Please don’t rewrite history 🤷‍♂️😕

According to them Shubman Gill was the champions trophy winning captain and not Rohit Sharma, unreal daylight robbery.

Shubman Gill received Cricketer of the Year award

Current Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill was presented this year’s Cricketer of the Year award, which is considered the highest individual honor for any Indian male cricketer. This is the second time that Gill has been honored with this award. Earlier, he was also awarded this honor in 2023. In 2025, Gill made his place among the most reliable batsmen of Team India with his brilliant batting.