Ajit Agarkar explains why Shubman Gill beat Jasprit Bumrah as vice-captain

Chief Selector of Indian National Cricket Team, Ajit AgarkarShubman explained why he appointed Gill as the vice-captain of the team for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy and said that they always keep an eye on the future when making decisions.

The Indian national cricket team announced their squad for the ICC Champions Trophy on Saturday (January 18). The focus was on the team’s vice-captain, and it was none other than Gill who was given the role of Rohit Sharma’s deputy for the tournament.

Shubman Gill was added to the leadership team after the T20 World Cup 2024, captained the team in Zimbabwe, and then became vice-captain before the Sri Lanka series.

Gill has been added to the leadership team after the T20 World Cup 2024. He was asked to lead the team in T20Is. Series With the Zimbabwe National Cricket Team. And then he was named the vice-captain of the white ball Groups Visit to Sri Lanka.

There are few reports that it is. Jasprit Bumrah He will be named as the team’s vice-captain in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, particularly for his bowling and captaincy in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. But it wasn’t like that.

The selectors have opted to back Shubman Gill in his role, and this hints that the batsman may take over the reins from Rohit Sharma after he calls time on his career. Gill, no doubt, was one of the best talents in the country.

I don’t see much but most of the comments for these decisions come from the dressing room – Ajit Agarkar naming Shubman Gill as vice-captain

Gill said that he was selected as vice-captain, saying that the youngster was vice-captain in Sri Lanka and they took the comments of the dressing room in making the decision. He explained this while speaking to reporters.

“Gill has been vice-captain in Sri Lanka,” Agarkar said. “You always want to be aware of the leaders. I don’t see it much, but a lot of the feedback for these decisions comes 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 developed himself as one of the best openers for the team in a short span of time. He scored 2328 One Day International (ODI) runs in 47 innings at an average of 58.20. It will be extremely important for the team when they hit the top in the ICC Champions Trophy in 2025.

Shubman Gill, of late, has come under the scanner for his inconsistency. The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy will give India a great chance to answer all its critics and lift the title as India will play all their matches in the UAE.

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