India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav recently revealed an interesting superstition followed by Test and ODI skipper Shubman Gill. Suryakumar, who last led the Men in Blue to victory in the 2025 Asia Cup, defeating Pakistan in a thrilling final, appeared in an interview with News24, released on their YouTube channel on Tuesday, October 14.
‘Lucky Pads’: Suryakumar Yadav shares Shubman Gill’s quirky cricket superstition
During the conversation, Suryakumar revealed that Gill wears pads of a completely different colour as part of his superstition. “Let me tell you the latest superstition of Shubman Gill. Someone actually asked me about this during the Asia Cup as well. I had noticed it back in 2022, I still remember; maybe it started in 2022 or 2023. He’s the only player who wears pads of a completely different colour. If you’ve noticed, he wears very light blue pads, and since the time he started wearing them, he’s been scoring runs continuously. Those pads haven’t changed till today,” Suryakumar said.
He further added, “Even in the Asia Cup, he wore the same colour pads. I noticed that many times and even mentioned it, because our jersey’s pant colour code is different, but his pads’ colour code is totally different. So I’ve told him many times, brother, I think this is your superstition.”
Suryakumar Yadav will next be seen in action when India face Australia in a five-match T20I series, starting October 29 in Canberra.
