India, Aug. 14 -- Despite his heroics on debut as Test captain and a record-breaking tour of England, Shubman Gill - touted by experts as India's next all-format mainstay - might not even find a place in the T20I side for the Asia Cup. A fresh report claims his case could be hindered by Sanju Samson, who has emerged as a key opener in the format.

According to a report in RevSportz, sources close to the development outlined Samson's brilliance in the format, where he scored three centuries in the last 10 T20Is for India, and hence, "it wouldn't be fair to push him down the order and accommodate Gill." The report further highlighted that the "set" line-up also comprises Abhishek Sharma, the world's number-one T20 batter, and Tilak Varma, t...