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On Tuesday, BCCI declared India’s T20 team for the Asia Cup. Till Monday, many media reports and experts were claiming that Shubman Gill would not get a chance in the T20 team. However, when the team was announced, Gill not only got a chance, but was also made the vice -captain.
Shubman was given the command of the Test team this year. He was also made the vice -captain of the ODI team in the previous ICC Champions Trophy. Now BCCI has made it clear that Shubman will soon be made the captain of India in all three formats.
Has captained in T20 format Team India visited Zimbabwe after winning the T20 World Cup in 2024. Where Shubman Gill was made the captain. The next series took place in Sri Lanka, where Suryakumar Yadav was handed over captaincy and Shubman was given the sub -captaincy. That is, the management had made up his mind to give Gill the responsibility of leadership.
Shubman did not get a chance in the T20 team due to the busy schedule against Bangladesh, South Africa and England. For this reason, Akshar Patel was made the vice -captain. Now that there is no other tournament during the Asia Cup, Shubman also got a chance in the team and was also made vice -captain.
Series draw in England under Test captaincy In May this year, Test captain Rohit Sharma and veteran Virat Kohli retired. After which Shubman Gill was made the new Test captain of Team India. In the first series against England, he redeemed the opportunity and won the team 2 matches.
Shubman also made his form clear from the bat and scored 750 runs. Drew series 2–2 in England under the captaincy of Shubman. With the England series, he showed that he is ready to captain the team in this format for a long time.
ODI team captains will also become soon With Shubman being made the vice -captain in the Champions Trophy, it became clear that Gill will take command after Rohit Sharma in ODIs. Some media reports are also claiming that he will be made captain during the ODI series against Australia this year.
Some experts believe that Rohit will remain the captain till the ODI World Cup in 2027. At the same time, after the World Cup, Shubman will also take command of the team in this format. Gill is the number-1 batsman in the ODI batter rankings and his place in this format is also confirmed. In such a situation, it will be important to see when Shubman will be made the captain of the ODI format.
T20 captaincy can be found after 2026 In T20 format, Suryakumar Yadav will be seen taking command till the 2026 T20 World Cup. However, it is not necessary that he gets command even after the tournament. If India wins the ICC tournament, then Surya can do continue further, but the team could not defend the title, then Shubman can be given the command just after the World Cup. Surya will remain part of the player team as a player.
Shubman has captained India’s T20 and has an experience of leading Gujarat Titans in IPL for 2 seasons. Last season, he also gave the team a place in the playoffs. However, the team fell out after losing in the eliminator. Looking at the records, he will be seen commanding Gujarat for a long time.
BCCI is keeping Gill on Kohli’s map step In 2012-13, when Virat Kohli confirmed himself in the team of all three formats of India, he was made the deputy of MS Dhoni in every format. In 2014, Kohli also captained ODI and T20 team against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh, including the Asia Cup.
In 2014, Kohli was first made the full time captain of the Test team. At that time, he was also 24 years old. Shubman also took over the Test captaincy at the age of 25. In 2017, Virat also got the captaincy of T20 and ODI format. During this time he was only 27 years old.
BCCI is now busy preparing Shubman Gill like Virat Kohli. In the Test format, Shubman has taken command. BCCI will install them in all three formats by giving them T20 and ODI format in the next 2 or 3 years. If Shubman was made the captain in 2027, he can remain captain till the ODI World Cup of 2035. However, if the team’s performance under his captaincy was weak, then they will definitely be removed and the command will be handed over to someone else.