Father’s Day 2025: Top 5 posts from star Indian cricketers ft. Shubman Gill
Star Indian cricketers shared heartfelt posts on the occasion of Father's Day 2025. This year, Father's Day is celebrated on Sunday, June 15. It is usually celebrated on the third Sunday of June every year in many countries across the globe.
A father has an important role to play in any child's life, more so for the cricketers, for many of whom their fathers have also been their first coach, motivators, and source of strength and support.
Several top Indian cricketers from the current team across formats shared posts honoring their fathers on this occasion on social media. That said, here are the top five posts from star Indian cricketers on Father's Day 2025.
#5 Mohammad Shami
Veteran Team India pacer Mohammad Shami posted on his official Instagram handle, wishing his father on the occasion. He put up a picture of his father and a selfie of himself with his father in another picture.
"To the man who taught us how to walk, lead, and rise — Happy Father’s Day. #bestfatherever❤️ #mdshami #shami #mdshami11," he captioned the post.
Shami has represented the nation in all formats in his international career so far. He has played 64 Tests, 108 ODIs and 25 T20Is and has picked up 229, 206, and 27 wickets in the three formats, respectively. Shami was not included in the Indian squad for the upcoming five-match Test series against England starting June 20.
#4 Rinku Singh
India T20I cricketer Rinku Singh also posted on his Instagram handle. He put up a picture of himself with his father and another picture of himself with both his parents as well.
"Jo hamesha peeche khade rahe, unhone sabse aage badhna sikhaya. Happy Father’s Day ❤️ (Who always stood behind, he thought me to move forward)," Rinku wrote in his post.
Rinku Singh was last seen in the recently concluded IPL 2025 season for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The left-handed batter played 13 matches this season and scored 206 runs at an average of 29.42 at a strike-rate of 153.73.
#3 Abhishek Sharma
Star India batter Abhishek Sharma also put up a post wishing his father on this day. The left-hander put up a cool picture of himself with his father on his Instagram handle.
"Legacy starts at home. Happy Father’s day, papa 🤍," he wrote.
In a recent chat with the Hindustan Times, Abhishek Sharma also credited his father to give him the courage to take up the sport.
“Everything I’ve achieved traces back to him. He’s the reason I ever dreamed this big. He always believed in me — more than anyone else ever did. That gave me the courage to take cricket seriously, even when the path looked uncertain," he said.
#2 Suryakumar Yadav
Star India T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav posted an old picture from his childhood days with his father. He revealed how his father gave him his first bat and the means to dream to take up the sport.
"You bought me my first bat, and with it, a dream. Happy Father’s Day to the captain of my life 🙌🏻❤️," he wrote.
The right-hander had a stellar IPL 2025 season with the Mumbai Indians (MI) this year. He slammed 717 runs from 16 matches at an average of 65.18 and a strike-rate of 167.91 with five half-centuries.
#1 Shubman Gill
Team India's newly appointed Test captain Shubman Gill also posted on Instagram. He put up a picture with his father, a picture of himself batting in the nets and his father watching on from behind and a picture from his childhood days of himself and his sister with their father.
"Grateful everyday, especially today. Happy Father’s Day Dad❤️," Gill wrote.
Gill will be seen leading the Indian Test team in the upcoming five-match series in England, which marks the beginning of a new era for the country in Test cricket.