Legendary Sunil Gavaskar has made a huge verdict backing the decision of the BCCI to appoint Shubman Gill as vice-captain for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025.

He believes that it is a good decision considering Shubman Gill‘s stunning form in the test series against England, and added that it puts him on course to become India’s all-format captain.

“He scored over 750 runs just a couple of weeks ago. You cannot exclude a player in that kind of form. Giving him the vice-captaincy is also a way of telling him that in the future, he could be leading the T20 side. I think it’s a very, very good selection,” said Sunil Gavaskar.

“He was very impressive in England as well. To score 750-plus runs while leading the side for the first time shows how well he handled pressure. This vice-captaincy is a clear sign that he is destined to lead India in the future,” he added.

Shubman Gill made his last T20I appearance in July 2024 against Sri Lanka and his return to the format hints at India’s plan to unveil him as an all-format player after his impressive captain stint during England tour.

The India’s squad for the Asia Cup 2025 Features Prominent Stars Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel and Varun Chakravarthy.

As the Asia Cup 2025 is set to begin on September 09, India is set to begin their preparations for the continental tournament.

The Asia Cup campaign will begin with Afghanistan and Hong Kong in the opener match while India will begin their campaign against UAE on September 10 at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai.

India Squad for Asia Cup 2025: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuleep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh

Standbys: Prasidh krishna, washington sundar, riyan parag, yashasvi jaiswal and Dhruv jurel