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The Indian team was announced on Tuesday for the Asia Cup to be held from 9 September. Gill has returned to the T20 team after a long time. Along with the return, Gill has also been made the vice-captain of the team. At the same time, the name of Sanju Samson, who has been opening for the Indian team for a long time, is also in the squad. After Gill’s return, there is speculation that Samson can be removed from the opening position. During this time, we see according to the data, who has been the best opener in T20 International.
Shubman Gill’s record as opener
Gill has played 21 T20 matches for India so far. During this time Gill has scored 578 runs at an average of 30.42. Gill has a strike rate of 139.28 in T20. Gill has so far scored 3 half -centuries and a century. Gill’s best score is 126 not out.
Sanju Samson’s record as opener
Samson has been coming to the T20 team opening for India for some time. Samson has so far opened up 17 T20 matches for India. During this time Samson has scored 522 runs at an average of 32.63. Samson has a great strike rate of 178.77. At the same time, Samson has scored three centuries and a half -century.
In danger of Samson, Agarkar gave hint
Chief selector Ajit Agarkar said something during the press conference on Tuesday, which caused speculation that Samson may have to lose the opening position. Agarkar said, “Samson opened it just because Gill and Jaiswal were not available. Gill and Samson are two good options for opening with Abhishek Sharma. Captains and coaches will decide after reaching Dubai.”
Indian team for 2025 Asia Cup- Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (Vice -captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Akshar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Jaspreet Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Harshit Rana and Rinku Singh.
Indian team will play their first match on this day
The Asia Cup will start from 9 September. At the same time, the Indian team will play their first match on 10 September. Where he will face UAE.
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