Shubman Gill is slowly emerging as a key figure in the Indian cricket team as the team management sees the flamboyant opener from Punjab as a future poster boy for the national team.
Gill has already been promoted as the captain of India Test and ODI teams and has also made a comeback into the T20I side ahead of the Asia Cup 2025, where he appointed as vice-captain of the side.
Gill being made a deputy to an ageing Suryakumar Yadav was a clear hint that the board sees Gill as the long-term all-format captain of the Indian team.
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The 26-year-old has had impressive outing in international cricket for India in the 2025 calendar year as he has amassed a whopping 1563 runs across all formats. He experienced s tunning debut campaign as captain of Indian Test team in their tour of England in the summer as he was the team's highest run scorer in the series.
In the Asia Cup, the opener had a bittersweet journey with the Men in Blue as he was the team's fourth-highest runscorer with 127 runs in seven innings to his name. He had a strike rate of 151.19 throughout the tournament and averaged more than 20.
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Suryakumar Yadav did not want Shubman Gill in India's Asia Cup 2025 squad - Report
The Indian team is currently touring Australia for a eight-game white-ball series and the ODI series is currently in action.
Amid the ODI series, the Indian team has been rocked with a fresh controversy as CricBlogger (via Crictracker) reports that Yadav reportedly did not want to include Gill in the T20I squad for the Asia Cup 2025.
The report adds that SKY felt that Gill's orthodox batting style did not fit into the current T20 squad, who are known for their aggressive outlook towards matches. However, Gill had the backing of head coach Gautam Gambhir and the BCCI selectors, who felt it was important to incorporate the top-order batter into the team, which would benefit the Men in Blue in the long-term in terms of fulfilling their all-format goals.
They also cited Gill's consistent performance for Gujarat Titans in the last few editions of the Indian Premier League. SKY was reportedly informed about the management's decision hours before the squad was announced in September for the Asia Cup.
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