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A report revealed a big truth that, India’s vice-captain Shubman Gill was not the first Choice of the BCCI for the Asia Cup.

Shubman Gill is becoming an important player for India in all the formats as he was the skipper in the Anderson-Tendulkar five-match series against England, after his brilliant performance in the test as the leader. The selectors showed trust in him one more time as they saw him as their future leader. Gill was appointed as the vice-captain of the Indian team in the Asia Cup 2025.

Earlier, Axar Patel was the vice-captain of the Indian team for the T20I series against England. According to a report, Shubman Gill was not the first priority as a vice-captain. “Gill wasn’t the first choice initially, but the overall mood at the selection meeting was that it’s better to invest in a player who is likely to serve Indian cricket for long,”

According to a report, the selection committee couldn’t find any candidate for the future, so they chose Shubman Gill as vice-captain. This was the reason who could take a spot for Yashasvi Jaiswal. Gill also took the role from Axar Patel.

BCCI Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar also cleared about vice-captain Shubman Gill. “The captain and coach will take the call on the best balance for the team. Once we get to Dubai, we will have a bit more clarity. More options are available now. Shubman has been in great form anyway for the last few months. So has Sanju. So two good options, along with Abhishek,”

Ajit Agarkar also said that Yashasvi Jaiswal failed to find a place in the squad. “With regards to Yashasvi Jaiswal, I mean, it’s just unfortunate again. Abhishek Sharma what he’s done over the last few months, or a year or so that he’s been with the team, plus the fact that he can bowl a little bit gives us an option, if required, by the captain.”

“One of these guys was always going to miss out. It’s just unfortunate that Yashasvi might have to wait for his chance. With regards to Shreyas, I mean, we can replace that. Again, no fault of his, nor is it ours. It’s just that we can only pick 15 and, at the moment, he might have to wait for his chance,” he added.