Asia Cup 2025: Shubman Gill appointed as vice-captain of Team India; SKY to lead
Shubman Gill has been appointed vice-captain of India’s Asia Cup 2025 squad. The young opener’s rise marks a new leadership era as India gears up for the high-stakes tournament.
Last Updated: 03.23 PM, Aug 19, 2025
The Indian selectors have announced the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, starting on September 9. In a surprising turn of events, Shubman Gill is appointed as the vice-captain of the Indian team for the tournament. After his incredible performance in the IPL 2025 and the Test series in England, the selectors are quite impressed with the player and have strong believe in his leadership skills.
Moreover, Suryakumar Yadav has cleared his fitness test and will lead the team in the Asia Cup 2025. He suffered from sports hernia back in June but now has recovered from his injury and is all set to lead the Indian team. The selectors have made some surprising changes to the squad including Jasprit Bumrah, who last featured in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
Having him in the team will surely be benefical for the team since he has the right amount of experience and form that will be required throughout the tournament. Along with him, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana are the other pacers in the team.
India's squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma(WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (WK), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh
Axar Patel left out of the vice-captaincy contention
Team India's one of the best all-rounders in recent times, Axar Patel, has been removed from the vice-captaincy position. In the previous T20I series against England back in January 2025, Axar was appointed as the vice-captain of the team. His performance was quite wonderful as well. However, the selectors have trusted Gill with the leadership role for the upcoming series.
Interestingly, Gill last played a T20I match for India in 2024. However, his performance in the IPL 2025 has been considerable. Moreover, his leadership in the Test series against England has impressed the selectors very much, which is why he received the position.
India will play their first match against the UAE on September 10. The Men in Blue have quite good options in the squad, which will help them in the upcoming matches.