Shubman Gill or Sanju Samson, whose leaf will be cut from India’s playing XI in Asia Cup 2025? Chief selector Ajit Agarkar said a big thing
Ajit agarkar on openers for asia cup 2025: The Indian cricket team is currently preparing for the Asia Cup 2025. The BCCI announced the squad on August 19 through a press conference for this tournament starting on 9 September. Suryakumar Yadav will be seen captaining the Indian team.
Shubman Gill has returned to this Asia Cup Squad, where he has also been made the vice -captain of the team. However, after joining his team, discussion about the position in his playing XI has started. It is believed that they can open, but Ajit Agarkar has given a big update about the opening.
Who will open in Asia Cup?
Shubman Gill has also been included in the team for Asia Cup (Asia Cup) 2025. On this, Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar made it clear that Sanju Samson and Shubman Gill, two good options exist to open with Abhishek Sharma. That is, it is certain that Abhishek Sharma will start the innings.
Agarkar said in his statement, “Shubman Gill and Sanju Samson are two best opening options for us with Abhishek Sharma. It will be decided in Dubai who will play in the playing XI.” Now it will be interesting to see who gets the responsibility of opening with Abhishek Sharma in the Asia Cup.
Shubman Gill in magnificent form
Shubman Gill was captaining the Test team for the first time in the recent Test series against England. She performed brilliantly in this series, where the Indian team led by the Indian team managed to bring the 5-match series at 2–2. Gill’s performance with the bat was amazing. He scored a total of 754 runs in 5 matches in this series. He also broke a lot of records in this Test series.
Sanju Samson is constantly opening
After Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s retirement, Sanju Samson is opening for India in T20. He has batted brilliantly while opening and has given the team a good start. During this time, he has also scored 3 brilliant centuries.
