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BCCI has announced the Indian team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. The biggest blow in this 15-member team has been suffered by star opener Shubman Gill, who has been dropped from the team. Gill was recently the vice-captain of the T20 International team and huge expectations were pinned on his batting, but his recent average performance in the T20 format has forced the selectors to take this tough decision.
Shubman Gill’s chopped leaf
This time, the selectors have laid emphasis on team combination and given preference to other options instead of Gill. His absence will definitely affect the team’s opening pair, where Sanju Samson can now be seen with Abhishek Sharma. At the same time, all-rounder Akshar Patel has been made the vice-captain, which is believed to be a decision taken in view of his consistently good form. Axar’s spin bowling and useful batting can prove to be important for India in home conditions.
Shubman Gill’s poor record in T20I
Shubman Gill has played 36 T20 matches for Team India so far, during which he has scored only 869 runs at a poor average of 28.03, which includes 1 century and 3 half-centuries. At the same time, in the year 2025, his performance was worse, he played a total of 15 T20I matches and could score only 291 runs at an average of 24.25. The surprising thing was that not even a single half-century came from his bat. His strike rate was also 137.26, which became a big tension for him.
got injured twice recently
Shubhman Gill has also had to face injury recently. During the Test series against South Africa in November, he suffered from neck spasm in the Kolkata match. After this he had to stay out of the ODI team. After this, Gill returned to the team for the T20 series, but while practicing in Lucknow, he got injured in his right leg. Due to this injury, Gill had to miss the last match of the T20 series.
