Shubman Gill Dropped from India’s T20 World Cup Squad
Despite similar concerns over form, batter Suryakumar Yadav has been retained as captain.
MUMBAI: Indian selectors have dropped Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill from the T20 squad for the upcoming World Cup in February following a prolonged slump in form. Gill, 26, has scored only 291 runs in his last 15 T20 matches at an average of 24.25.
Despite similar concerns over form, batter Suryakumar Yadav has been retained as captain. The T20 specialist has managed just 244 runs in his last 22 innings without scoring a single fifty. All-rounder Axar Patel has been named as his deputy.
The selected team will also play five home T20 internationals against New Zealand starting January 21, which will be the final international matches before the World Cup.
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The 10th edition of the T20 World Cup, co-hosted by Sri Lanka and India, will feature 20 nations. India enter the tournament as defending champions, having defeated South Africa in an exciting final in Barbados in 2024.
India’s T20 World Cup Squad:
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Axar Patel (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Washington Sundar, Ishan Kishan.
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