Delhi: The Indian T20I team has been announced for the Asia Cup 2025 and the biggest name in it is Shubman Gill, who has been made vice-captains. It is believed that Gill will open for the team. However, some questions have arisen about this decision, especially about his initial slow batting.

Samson and Abhishek’s pair will break

With the return of Shubman Gill, India’s current successful opening pair Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma will have to be separated. The pair has played in a very aggressive manner so far and both of them have scored 5 centuries in the last few months. Abhishek has scored 535 and Samson has scored 487 runs at a strike rate of over 170.

Will Gill be able to keep pace with the speed of the match?

Gill’s batting style has been slightly different. They like to play carefully in the beginning and later are aggressive. This is the reason why questions have been raised on their strike rate. But in the last few years, he has improved his T20 game a lot.

The power has shown in IPL

Speaking to the media, Irfan Pathan said, “When Gill started playing for KKR, his strike rate was around 125. But now he is above 150. He has scored more than 600 runs at a strike rate of 155 in 2025 IPL.” It is clear that Gill has the ability to change gear in T20.

Confidence will increase the responsibility of captaincy

Pathan believes that Gill has the passion to fulfill the responsibility that should be in a leader. He said, “Now he is the vice-captain and also the captain of the Test team. When you become a leader, you are expected to go ahead and lead the team on every front. Gill can do this.”

“Gill has a big shot range”

Irfan further said, “Gill has a skill to adjust the strike rate. If the team wants a fast start, they can also play like that. They have big shots and now they only have to show that they can do this continuously.”

Gill is returning full of confidence

Gill has scored 578 runs in 21 matches so far with a return to the T20I team, his strike rate is 139.27. Recently he performed well as captain in his first Test series against England, which is at height at height. Now his aim in the Asia Cup will be to confirm his place in the T20I team, so that he can become the backbone of the team before the 2026 World Cup.