Indian Test captain Shubman Gill is interacting for a new leadership role in the T20 side before 2025, and now it seems officially that Shubman Gill is likely to make his comeback in the Indian T20 side with an attractive leadership offering.
Since the announcement of the Asia Cup, India is concerned with the role of captaincy before the Continental Championship. Regular T20I captain, Suryakumar Yadav performed a sports hernia surgery, and no claim of recovery from the end of COE was confirmed.
India has not yet announced its squad for the upcoming ACC event, as they are waiting for some approval from the BCCI Center of Excellence on the players’ respective fitness.
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Shubman Gill Steps as India’s new T20I vice-captain
It has been discussed that Shubman Gill will replace Suryakumar Yadav as T20I captain of India for the Asia Cup 2025. However, with the rapid recovery of Surya on the track before the start of the tournament and the possible return of the captain, such claims have been treated.
However, Shubman Gill is set to make his T20I withdrawal for India with this series after being left for T20 against England earlier this year. In his absence, Exer Patel was appointed as the vice-captain; However, when Akash was declared the captain, Gill was officially nominated as the Indian vice-captain.
And this is the last
Suryakumar Yadav T20 Captain
Shubman Gill T20 Vice Captain pic.twitter.com/A2G1MWPMSQ
– Vaibhav Bhola (@vibhubhola) August 14, 2025
Also read: Asia Cup 2025 India Squad- Shubman Gill Out; Broadcaster confirms
