Suryakumar Yadav: Gill has been appointed as the vice-captain of Team India in the upcoming Asia Cup 2025.
Recently, the 15-member squad of the Indian cricket team has been announced for the Asia Cup 2025. Team India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, will be seen defending its title in the 17th season of the tournament. At the same time, young batsman and Test captain Shubman Gill has been appointed as the vice-captain of the team.
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Suryakumar Yadav: However, this decision of the Indian team management was quite surprising, because after playing the T20 series against Sri Lanka in July last year, Gill had not played any international match for India.
On the other hand, recently former Indian cricketer and commentator Mohammad Kaif has put his side on this decision of the management. Kaif praised Gill’s leadership skills and said that he impressed with his captaincy in the England Test series.
Suryakumar Yadav: Mohammad Kaif made a big statement
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Let us tell you that through a video uploaded on his YouTube channel recently, Mohammad Kaif said- Why was he made the vice-captain? Because he has leadership qualities. We saw in England that he captained brilliantly and tied the series 2-2. He scored runs with the bat.
The selectors, especially Ajit Agarkar, once said that they go to the dressing room and talk to the players about how Gill is captaining the team for Gujarat. This (comment) was made during the IPL. The way Gill worked with Gujarat Titans was very good news. Everyone praised him. Gill, a captain, performed brilliantly.
Kaif further said- What will be the playing XI? Who will bowl when, and he also looked good strategically. This was Agarkar’s vision, and after that, the team got ready for the Test match. Gill was made the captain for the England tour, and of course, it is commendable because I have seen him closely in the IPL. Gill has been chosen as India’s T20 captain because he has the potential.
