The former cricketer supported the decision to make Shubman Gill the vice-captain.
Former India batsman Subramaniam Badrinath supported the decision to make Shubman Gill the vice-captain in Asia Cup 2025. The way Indian cricket is moving towards its next generation, where veteran players are retiring from the game. At the same time, young star players are seen handling the responsibilities of the team well.
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Badrinath expressed happiness over Shubman’s decision, but also expressed surprise at not including aggressive batsmen like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudarshan in the team. India recently announced the team for Asia Cup 2025, in which Shubman Gill is now making a comeback as the vice-captain of the team in the T20 format after 2024.
Shubman Gill’s return threatens Sanju’s place
With his return to the team, his place in the team has also increased, where he will replace Axar Patel as the vice-captain in the team, along with captain Suryakumar Yadav. However, Badrinath believes that Jaiswal and Sai Sudarshan’s performance in IPL 2025 was quite impressive and both of them deserved a place in the team after such performances. Badrinath also says that due to the arrival of Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson’s place in the playing XI may change.
Badrinath’s comment on Sai Sudarshan and Jaiswal
Badrinath said on his YouTube channel, “I consider it a positive aspect that they are supporting a young player. But what about Yashasvi Jaiswal? He has performed even better than Shubman Gill.
Apart from this, why was Sai Sudarshan, who scored 700 runs in IPL 2025, not selected in the team? While his figures are better than Gill. Gill has not been able to perform consistently well in the T20 team for the last 2-3 years. Still, he has been made the vice-captain of this team. The effect of his excellent captaincy and performance in the England series is clearly visible.
