Many big surprises were expected in the indian squad, the selectors have really given many surprises. shreyas iyer will not be there in the Asia Cup, the arrival of Shubman Gill is sure to cause upheaval in the batting combination. Actually, Gill had not played any t20 match for more than a year. Now not only has he returned to the t20 team, but he has also been made the 'Vice Captain'. Captain suryakumar yadav himself told how and why Captain Gill was brought back.
How and why did Shubman Gill get the vice-captaincy?
In the press conference, captain suryakumar yadav told on the return of Shubman Gill and him getting the vice-captaincy, "The last time he played a t20 match for india, when we went to sri lanka after the t20 World Cup, Shubman Gill was the vice-captain there. At the same time, we had started a new cycle of t20 World Cup. Gill got busy with the Test series after that, meanwhile he did not get an opportunity in the t20 format. We are happy that Gill is back."
Captained in Zimbabwe
After the 2024 t20 World Cup, suryakumar yadav was appointed the captain of the t20 team. Captain surya was rested for the zimbabwe tour, in that situation Shubman Gill captained the matches against Zimbabwe. Under his captaincy, india defeated zimbabwe 4-1 in their home. In the next series, suryakumar yadav took the field for the first time as a t20 captain. Gill was the vice-captain of the team in the same series.
Shubman Gill has performed brilliantly as a Test captain in England. He scored a total of 754 runs in the five-match Test series, including four centuries. If we look at his t20 career, Gill has so far scored 578 runs in 21 matches, including one century and 3 fifties.
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