Shubman Gill To Get Preference Over Sanju Samson And Yashasvi Jaiswal? ‘He’s The Chosen One’ | Cricket News

Gill’s stock is on the rise ever since he was appointed India Test captain ahead of the England tour earlier his year. He amassed over 700 runs during the five-Test series which ended 2-2.

And in a sign of things to come, the 26-year-old was made the vice-captain of India’s T20I team for the ongoing Asia Cup despite not playing the format at international level for nearly a year.

“Everyone has put their hopes on him (Gill). There is something special about him and there’s no doubt about it. And if he’s been brought in instead of someone like Jaiswal or Sanju Samson who has scored three centuries in a row in this format, then you can imagine how privileged he is and the Chosen One,” Jadeja said on Sony Sports.

“Everyone hopes he is probably someone there for the long haul. He’s consistent, and it is not only in the game. You are seeing it in him as a human being too. He’s being looked as future captain of India and so he’s getting all these advantages. But there is no pressure of the advantages. I would say the pressure of a privilege would be there. He is not under pressure to keep his place,” he added.

Gill made his T20I return in India’s opening match of the Asia Cup against UAE that they won comfortably by nine wickets. India chased down a paltry target of 58 in just 4.3 overs with Gill belting an unbeaten 20 off 9 deliveries.

“From what we saw in the short innings (vs UAE), he has repaid the faith. And if it seems that India are going to play eight batters, then your consistency won’t matter. I think as we move forward, I feel that his strike rate will keep getting better and the consistency that we have seen till now will probably come down a bit,” Jadeja said.