{"id":6317,"date":"2025-08-19T09:42:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T09:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/19\/shubman-gill-returns-as-indias-t20i-vice-captain-for-asia-cup-2025-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:42:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T09:42:19","slug":"shubman-gill-returns-as-indias-t20i-vice-captain-for-asia-cup-2025-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/19\/shubman-gill-returns-as-indias-t20i-vice-captain-for-asia-cup-2025-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Shubman Gill Returns As India&#8217;s T20I Vice-Captain For Asia Cup 2025 | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9514348\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">August 19, 2025, 15:06 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9514348\" class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-4075017110 asubttl-schema\">Gill last played a T20I for India in July 2024 against Sri Lanka in Pallekele. He has 578 runs to his name in 21 T20I matches played so far.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c flwonstk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"margin:0 12px 0 0\" class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/gogole-serarch-btn.svg\" width=\"94px\" height=\"30px\" style=\"vertical-align:top\" class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-4075017110 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Shubman Gill appointed as India's vice-captain for Asia Cup 2025. (Picture Credit: PTI)\" title=\"Shubman Gill appointed as India's vice-captain for Asia Cup 2025. (Picture Credit: PTI)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-4075017110\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Shubman Gill appointed as India&#8217;s vice-captain for Asia Cup 2025. (Picture Credit: PTI)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">India\u2019s Test captain Shubman Gill is back in T20Is, and the 25-year-old right-handed batter from Punjab will be Suryakumar Yadav\u2019s deputy in the Asia Cup 2025, which is set to be played from September 9 to 28 in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Gill last played a T20I for India on July 30, 2024 against Sri Lanka in Pallekele, and in that fixture as well he was India\u2019s vice-captain.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">In the 15-member squad for the Asia Cup, Jasprit Bumrah is also included along with Jitesh Sharma, who last played a T20I for India in January 2024, but there was no place for Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"in\">\ud83d\udea8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeamIndia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TeamIndia<\/a>\u2018s squad for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AsiaCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#AsiaCup<\/a> 2025 \ud83d\udd3dSurya Kumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (WK), Harshit Rana,\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BCCI (@BCCI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCCI\/status\/1957734682218373496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">Fast bowler Mohammed Shami played in the last T20I series against England in January-February 2025, but he has also been dropped from the squad, and IPL 2025 purple cap winner Prasidh Krishna was also not considered for a place in the Indian team by the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee, along with Mohammed Siraj.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><strong>India\u2019s squad for Asia Cup 2025:<\/strong> Suryakumar Yadac (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (WK), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><strong>India to open campaign against UAE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">In the Asia Cup 2025, India will open their campaign on September 10 in Dubai against the United Arab Emirates and then take on arch-rivals Pakistan in the high-voltage match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 14. India\u2019s third and final Group A match is scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi on September 19 against Oman.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"><strong>Jaiswal in standbys<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">During the presser at BCCI Headquarters in Mumbai on Tuesday (August 19), chief selector Ajit Agarkar confirmed that Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel are picked as stand-bys for the Asia Cup.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-4075017110 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/cricket\/\">cricket<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Shubman Gill Returns As India&#8217;s T20I Vice-Captain For Asia Cup 2025<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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