Shubman Gill's selection as vice-captain for the Asia Cup 2025 has sparked debate, with former India batter Subramanium Badrinath questioning the decision. Badrinath highlighted Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan's strong IPL 2025 performances, suggesting they deserved consideration over Gill.
Gill's recent success in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test series against England seems to have influenced the selectors, according to Badrinath. He questions if this is a case of recency bias, prioritizing recent Test form over consistent T20 performance.
This selection also raises concerns about Sanju Samson
“I see this mostly as a positive that they are backing a youngster and projecting him for the future. But what about Yashasvi Jaiswal? He has done even better than Shubman Gill. Also, why has Sai Sudharsan missed out after scoring 700 runs in IPL 2025 and performing better than Shubman Gill? Sanju Samson himself is now in doubt to start in the playing 11.”
Leading leading run scorers scorers in IPL 2025 (batting specialists only: batters/all-rounders/wicketkeepers)
Rank | Player | Team | run-scorers |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | GT | 759 runs | |
#2 | MI | 717 runs | |
#3 | RCB | 657 runs | |
#4 | GT | 650 runs | |
#5 | PBKS | 604 runs |
Leading fifty makers scorers in IPL 2025 (batting specialists only: batters/all-rounders/wicketkeepers)
Rank | Player | Team | fifty-makers |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | RCB | 8 fifties | |
#2 | RR | 6 fifties | |
#3 | GT | 6 fifties | |
#4 | PBKS | 6 fifties | |
#5 | GT | 6 fifties |