Shubman Gill is very close to making a comeback in the Indian T20I team in the Asia Cup. He played his last T20I in the away series against Sri Lanka in 2024. Since then, he has missed every T20I series that India played.
Gill, who is now a regular face in ODI cricket and the new Test skipper for India, missed the home series against Bangladesh. He was also not picked for the series against South Africa and the home T20I series against England.
In his absence, the management gave chances to Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson, both of whom made the most of it by scoring centuries. Now, with what Shubman Gill has achieved in Test cricket as captain, his T20I comeback has more than one reason.
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Shubman Gill's T20I Return On The Cards in Asia Cup 2025
A TOI report said that the Indian team management is keen on having just one captain. They are happy with Surya as India’s T20I skipper but want Gill in the team as vice-captain so that he becomes ready to take over from SKY when the time comes. There are also talks of Gill becoming the next ODI skipper soon.
India's Test captain could return to India's T20I side for the Asia Cup as the vice-captain and he has found support from former cricketers behind this thought as well.
"Indian cricket has usually leaned towards captains across formats who can cater to the market forces and bring substantial brand value. That Gill has become a major brand can’t be ignored. There’s no reason why Gill should not get a leadership role in T20. The messaging has to be clear about who takes over after Suryakumar Yadav,” former India selector Devang Gandhi told TOI.
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Gill Can Play The Role Of Kohli - Deep Dasgupta
Former Indian wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta said that Gill can do the role that Virat Kohli used to do for India in T20Is and further added that the management must decide the matter soon if they are seeing Shubman Gill as India’s next all-format skipper.
“Sanju Samson has done well. But he struggled against a full-strength England team at home. That was the only series under Surya where India played a top international full-strength team. Gill can play the role of Kohli who can take the innings deep in high-pressure tournaments. He has IPL performances to back him. On slower pitches in UAE, one must have that kind of player. Going by how Agarkar’s panel has worked, the planning will be beyond the Asia Cup. If they need to groom a captain for the future, they will have to decide if Axar Patel is above Gill" Dasgupta said.
Meanwhile, the Indian team for the Asia Cup will be announced next week. It is certain that Surya will lead the side in the tournament.
