Chief selector of Indian National Cricket Team, Ajit Agarkarspoke about why he named Shubman Gill as the vice-captain of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 team. He also said that he always looks to the future while making decisions.

India National Cricket Team revealed their ICC Champions Trophy squad on Saturday (18 January). The focus was on the team’s vice-captain, and it was none other than Gill, who was tasked with being Rohit Sharma’s deputy for the match.

Shubman Gill was added to the leadership team after the T20 World Cup 2024, he was the captain of the team in Zimbabwe, then he was appointed as the vice-captain ahead of the Sri Lanka series.

Gill was added to the leadership team after the T20 World Cup 2024. He was asked to lead the Team in the T20I. list against the Zimbabwe National Cricket team. And then after this he was named the vice-captain of the white ball groups for Sri Lanka tour.

A few reports said that Jasprit Bumrah will be chosen as the vice-captain of the team in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, especially after his heroics with football and as the captain in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-2025. But it wasn’t like that.

The selectors have chosen to back Shubman Gill in the role, and this gives the impression that the batsman will go and take the leadership from Rohit Sharma as the batsman will get some time in his career. Gill has, without a doubt, become one of the most talented people in the country.

I won’t go into detail but most of the answers to these decisions come from the dressing room – Ajit Agarkar naming Shubman Gill as the vice-captain.

Talking about Gill being appointed as the vice-captain, he said that the young batsman was the vice-captain of Sri Lanka, and he took feedback from the dressing room in making the decision. Speaking to the media, he explained:

“Gill also became Sri Lanka’s vice-captain,” Agarkar said. “You always want to be on the lookout for leaders. I won’t go into too much detail but most of the answers to these decisions come from the dressing room. “

Shubman Gill has established himself as one of the best openers for the team in a short time, with 2328 runs in 47 innings.

Shubman Gill has arguably established himself as one of the team’s best openers in a short period of time. He has scored 2328 one-day (ODI) runs in 47 innings at an average of 58.20. He will be very important to his team in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as he bats at the top.

Shubman Gill, of late, has come under the scanner for his inconsistency. The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be a great opportunity for him to answer all his critics in his own way and help his team lift the title, where India will play all their matches in the UAE.

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