Delhi: Former Indian cricketer S.K. Badrinath said that the inclusion of Shubman Gill in the Asia Cup 2025 team shows the future thinking, but along with this he also questioned the selectors. Badrinath believes that keeping Gill in the team may be a right decision, but there has been injustice to the players who have done well like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudarshan.

Jaiswal and Sai Sudarshan ignored

Badrinath especially talked about Yashasvi Jaiswal, who holds a better figure than Gill in T20 format. Jaiswal has so far scored 723 runs in 23 T20 matches at a strike rate of 164.31. On the other hand, Gill has scored 578 runs in 21 T20 international matches, his average is slightly above 30 and the strike rate 139.27. Despite this, Gill was made the vice -captain, while Jaiswal was kept among the reserve players and Sai Sudarshan, who scored the most runs in IPL 2025, did not even get a place in the team.

Did the effect of recent performance see?

Badrinath also questioned whether this selection has been done on the basis of recent performance. He said, “Gill selected to see his great performance in England tour, which was Test matches. So, did the Test performance affect the T20 selection?” He also said that it has been seen in India earlier also where a good player in one format also gets a chance in another format.

Sai Sudarshan completely ignored

Badrinath also said that ignoring Sai Sudarshan is a very surprising decision. He scored more than 700 runs in IPL 2025 and won the Orange Cap, yet he was not given a chance. According to him, “If Gill is back, then it is also necessary to ask what Jayaswal and Sudarshan did this wrong?”

Comment on Gill’s vice -captain

Badrinath believes that Gill’s vice -captain is due to his captaincy and Test performance of his tour of England. He said, “Gill has not been a part of the T20 setup in the recent past. Despite this he was made vice -captain. It is clear that the performance in his Test has affected. Now it is certain that he will open with Abhishek Sharma.”