Shubman Gill’s place in the T20 team is under question. Gill could not even open his account in the second T20 match against South Africa. Gill has not been able to score a single half-century in T20 matches this year. Gill is surrounded by criticism and the demand to bring Sanju Samson back into the team is increasing. Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer Subramaniam Badrinath has also talked about bringing Sanju Samson back into the team.

Shubman Gill is the vice-captain of the T20 team and ever since his return to the T20 team, there has been no clarity regarding Sanju Samson’s place in the playing eleven. Samson was earlier asked to bat in the middle order, but now the situation is that he has no place in the playing eleven.

This is unfortunate…

Subramaniam Badrinath says, “Sanju Samson has scored three centuries. We are talking about T20 cricket and he has 3 centuries to his name. What more do you want from a player? It is unfortunate to see that a good player is sitting on the bench.”

Subramaniam Badrinath further said, “He is the vice-captain of the team. I feel that only that player’s place in the playing eleven can be confirmed, who is the captain or vice-captain. He has been made the vice-captain after such statistics. If there are no back-up players, then it is understandable, but there is no dearth of talent in T20.”

On the other hand, veteran Indian cricketer Chris Srikkanth has raised questions on Akshar Patel. Srikanth said that why was Akshar Patel, a middle order batsman, sent to number 3, who could not adapt himself to the circumstances. As a result, India lost the second T20 match by 51 runs.

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The Indian cricket team has won the three matches of the group stage of Asia Cup 2025 and reached Super-4, where the match is being played with Pakistan today. Shubman Gill was dismissed for only 5 runs against Oman, before that he was able to score only 10 runs against Pakistan. He could not read the ball against Oman at all, and the ball coming in, made his stump. Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer and currently commentator Akash Chopra gave him some batting tips.

Shubman Gill scored an unbeaten 20 against UAE, Lakshya Chhota (58) in this match, so Team India’s innings was over quickly. After this, he could not score (10,5) in two innings. He has scored a total of 35 runs in 3 matches. Akash Chopra said on his YouTube channel, “His performance should be noticed. I do not have trouble with Gill, but it is wrong to expect this batsman to bat like Sanju Samson. It is such that Sanju’s style is such that he is a blast or flopped as an opener. Gill is responsible for the innings, he should play the same role.

Akash Chopra gave batting tips to Shubman Gill

Regarding Abhishek Sharma, he said that he is doing well. Chopra said, “He is batting at a strike rate of around 200 in every match. He also scored 30 runs fast, this has given relief to the batsman at the other end. Although Shubman Gill’s fiery form has not been seen. In the first match he was not out for 20 but after that he became bowled against Pakistan and Oman.”

Akash Chopra further said, “This is the area where he needs to see. However, we know that he has replaced Sanju Samson and a fireworks should start like Sanju. But this pitch is not like that. Here is not going to be 200 or above. Get out in an attempt to hit a six. If you do not play Akshar Patel against Pakistan, then you should try to stand on the pitch for a long time. “

The Cricket Asia Cup is going to start from 9 September, whose final will be held on 28 September. Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, Team India will play in this tournament by becoming defending champion. After the first match on 10 September, India’s second match is with Pakistan on 14 September. A big question is who will start the innings with Abhishek Sharma? Here we are telling you about 3 options.

When will the Indian cricket team announce for the Asia Cup? According to PTI report, BCCI can announce the squad of India in the third week of August. A total of 8 teams are divided into 2 groups in the tournament, India is included in Group A. The top 2 teams of both groups will play in Super 4, then its top 2 will be finalized among the teams.

Who will open for India in Asia Cup?

Explosive batsman Abhishek Sharma’s opening place is considered to be sure, his performance at IPL and international level has been excellent. He is currently the world’s number-1 batsman in T20. But who will be the second opener with them? These three options exist.

Shubman Gill

Test team captain Shubman Gill has been out in T20 for some time. According to PTI report, Shubman Gill can find a place in the team for the Asia Cup. Gill can start the innings with Abhishek, it will also be a good combination of left and right -handed batsmen. Gill has scored 578 runs in 21 T20 matches for India, including 1 century and 3 half -centuries.

Yashasvi Jaiswal

According to reports, Yashaswi Jaiswal can also be given a place in the Asia Cup, he had given a fast start in the Test series against England and played it carefully. Jaiswal is also known for getting a fast start, he played his last T20 against Sri Lanka in 2024. Jaiswal has scored 723 runs in 23 T20 international matches, including 1 century and 5 half -centuries.

Sanju Samson

Currently Sanju Samson starts the innings in T20 with Abhishek Sharma, both have done well. This pair can also be seen in the Asia Cup. Samson has scored 861 runs in 42 T20 matches for India, including 3 centuries and 2 half -centuries.