Shubman Gill vs Yashasvi Jaiswal: Stats comparison in T20I cricket

Shubman Gill was picked over Yashasvi Jaiswal in India’s Asia Cup 2025 squad.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced India’s squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 on Tuesday, 19th August. And shockingly, Yashasvi Jaiswal was omitted from the chosen list, while Shubman Gill was picked in the squad and named vice-captain of the team. Suryakumar Yadav will lead the Indian team in the continental tournament that will be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from September 9 to 28.

The India squad saw Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson being chosen as the first-choice openers, and it was a race between Gill and Jaiswal for the backup opener spot. Jaiswal was India’s backup opener when they won the T20 World Cup in 2024, while Gill was in reserves.

But with Gill becoming the Indian test captain, the BCCI selectors feel that the time is coming for him to take over as the captain of the team in all three formats. Hence, he has been chosen and named vice-captain, replacing Axar Patel in the role.

Shubman Gill vs. Yashasvi Jaiswal: Stats comparison in T20I cricket

However, when we compare the T20I stats of Gill and Jaiswal, the left-hander is way better in numbers. Jaiswal has 723 runs in 22 T20Is with one century and five fifties and a best score of 100 with an average of 36.15.

Gill, on the other hand, has 578 runs in 22 T20Is with one century and three fifties with a best score of 126* and an average of 30.42 and a strike rate of 139.27.

Gill has appeared in 13 of India’s T20I victories. At an average of 43.36 and a strike rate of 153.37, he has amassed 477 runs with 103 half-centuries in these games.

Jaiswal participated in 17 of India’s T20I victories. With one hundred and five half-centuries to his credit, he has amassed 698 runs at an average of 46.53 and a strike rate of 169.41 in winning causes.

Yashasvi Jaiswal has been named as one of the standby players for Asia Cup 2025 along with Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, and Dhruv Jurel.

(All stats updated till 19th September, 2025)

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