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Time of India
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Shubman Gill: The 'Prince' of Indian cricket is ready to take charge in whites
Shubman Gill: From an U19 wonder kid to leading India Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel When the Board of Control for Cricket in India ( BCCI ) named Shubman Gill as India's new Test captain for the upcoming five-match series against England, it was a clear signal of the beginning of a new just 25, Gill, often called the 'Price' of Indian cricket, is stepping into big shoes during a transition phase for the rise to captaincy comes as India bids goodbye to senior players like Rohit Sharma Virat Kohli and Ravichandran the field, Gill's numbers speak for themselves. Since his Test debut against Australia in 2020, he has scored nearly 1,900 runs with five centuries. He also leads the Gujarat Titans in the IPL and holds the top spot as India's number one ODI batter. His calm, focused style and solid technique make him a natural batter made headlines during the 2017-18 U19 World Cup, when he top scored for India with 372 runs at an average of 112. He also slammed a match-winning century against Pakistan in the semi-final. Gill was the vice-captain of the team that went on to lift the grew from strength to strength from that point and in 2020, made his inevitable Test debut in the big Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. He opened the innings and made 45 and an unbeaten 35 as India beat Australia by eight wickets. He went on to play a crucial role in the final Test of the series, scoring 93 runs to help India chase 328 runs on the final day and clinch a historic consistent performances, especially in the ODI format, Gill has been touted to carry Indian batting after Kohli, who had himself followed the footsteps of Sachin ability to play a wide variety of strokes and dominate bowling lineups has never been in question. He has also displayed great leadership qualities with Gujarat Titans so far, which played a role in his elevation to the Test captaincy to succeed played a captain's knock of 93 this week to secure a place in the playoffs for Gujarat, who were IPL champions in their 2022 debut season."I have talked about this a couple of times, when I'm batting, I want to play and think as a batsman, not as a captain. At the back end last season I learnt that," said Gill, who is leading GT for the second now steps into the big shoes. Rohit Sharma won 12 of his 24 Tests as skipper and his predecessor Kohli was India's most successful Test captain with 40 wins from 68 matches in legend Sunil Gavaskar had already identified Gill's leadership credentials and competitive instinct ahead of his appointment."It would take a couple of years to get to the level of our 'super captains'," said Gavaskar."Gill seems the most competitive. When there's a close call, he's quick to question the umpire. He's very involved in the game."With a strong technique and ability to hit the big shots, Gill scored a Twenty20 hundred to become the fifth Indian batsman to record centuries across all three formats in Indian captain has played 32 Tests, scoring 1,893 runs at an average of 35.05 with five hundreds. Not the best of the numbers for someone of his caliber with question marks over his record outside India. In his 13 overseas Tests, Gill's average is only 29.50. However, the load of captaincy does not seem to take over Gill's batting at least in the IPL.
Economic Times
23-05-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
Trump threatens 25% tariff on iPhones not made in US, targets India production
Some feel it won't hurt India Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose 'at least' 25% tariff on iPhones sold in the country unless they are made in America, and 'not in India, or anyplace else.' The development, which came a week after he said he had told Apple chief executive Tim Cook not to build in India, is seen by experts as a negotiation tactic to secure a more favourable trade deal with shares plunged more than 4% to a low of nearly $194 on the Nasdaq after Trump's statement. 'I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect iPhones that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built in the US, not India, or anyplace else. If that is not the case, a tariff of at least 25% must be paid by Apple to the US,' Trump said in a post on Truth move, if implemented, would hit the Cupertino-based firm, which has been seeking to diversify its production base beyond China, as well as India's electronics manufacturing services ecosystem, which has been supporting not only phone manufacturers but also hundreds of ancillary and downstream component makers beginning to set up shop, according to experts.A section of industry executives, however, said the US administration's move to slap tariffs on Apple would not halt India's strides in electronics manufacturing services.'India is primarily involved in assembly, and even within that, India's piece of the pie is under $40,' said Raja Manickam, founder of fabless chip startup iVP Semiconductor and former chief executive of Tata Electronics. 'I do see that sense will prevail and that Apple will reason with the US government that at least 50% or more of their value addition comes in from chips, IP and software by American companies.'Most of the iPhones sold in the US currently are made in India. Apple's assembly lines in India churned out smartphones worth $22 billion in FY25, with a 60% year-on-year increase in Apple's manufacturing to the US would not be a feasible solution, though, said experts, since that would increase the cost of the iPhone to $3,000 on average, from the current price of around $1,000, owing to the high cost of labour in the US.'Trump's posturing of a potential 25% tariff on 'Made in India' Apple phones will certainly be a dampener on Apple's India plans,' said Jaijit Bhattacharya, president, Centre for Digital Economy Policy Research. 'It brings in regulatory uncertainty for Apple, which in itself is extremely detrimental. Apple was signalled to move out of China into trusted supply chain locations such as India. As it started ramping up in India, conflicting signals have emerged from the US administration.' He said the outcome would be significant uncertainty for Apple, impacting the company's ability to build a resilient supply chain and serve the experts also said Trump's statement as a strategic move amid trade deal discussions with Agrawal, founder of market researcher Techaisle, said, 'Trump's past actions indicate a willingness to impose tariffs to push for domestic production, and his recent comments suggest he is not pleased with Apple's move to diversify manufacturing to India. Therefore, some form of targeted tariffs remains a possibility. While Trump can impose tariffs, previous threats have often been used as negotiating tactics, and exemptions for electronics (including iPhones) have been granted before.'ET's queries sent to Apple remained unanswered till press time.'The notion of Apple moving iPhone assembly to the US is less a concrete strategy and more of a negotiating tool, especially in the context of US-India trade dynamics," said Sanyam Chaurasia, technology market analyst at Canalys Research.
