Shubman Gill ‘can’t be ignored’ in India’s Asia Cup squad, which will be announced in mid-next week, but the same cannot be said about Yashasvi Jaiswal.
India’s Test captain Shubman Gill is in line to get a leadership role in India’s T20I side in the Asia Cup 2025. The Ajit Agarkar-led BCCI senior selection committee is likely to announce India’s Asia Cup squad on August 19 or 20 once the Centre of Excellence’s (CoE) Sports Science team submits the medical status of all players. That includes a crucial update on skipper Suryakumar Yadav, who has resumed batting in the nets at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, according to news agency PTI. Jasprit Bumrah, India’s premier pace bowler, is all set to play in the Asia Cup. However, given the tight scheduling, he may be rested for the opening Test of the West Indies tour in early October.
While Gill recently led India in Tests and posted an astonishing 754 runs against England, it was Axar Patel who wore the vice-captain’s armband during India’s last home T20I series. Interestingly, Gill was the deputy when Suryakumar first took over as T20 captain in Sri Lanka last year. With both players in contention for the same leadership position once again, the selectors are faced with a classic case of form versus continuity.
According to the report, the selection panel is unlikely to disturb the core that has worked well under Suryakumar’s captaincy. That top five — Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya — looks settled for now. “Abhishek is currently the top-ranked T20 batter in the ICC rankings. Sanju was brilliant with both bat and gloves last season. Shubman had a strong IPL and his Test form is incredible, but fitting everyone into the top order will be a big challenge,” a BCCI insider told PTI.
