Updated on: Dec 20, 2025 02:32 pm IST
The BCCI dropped a bombshell when it announced that Shubman Gill was sacked as India’s T20I vice-captain and didn’t find a place in the T20 World Cup squad.
In what comes as an absolute shocker, Shubman Gill was sacked as vice-captain of India’s T20 side and found no place in the 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup starting February 7. Gill made his return to India’s T20I squad, elevated to the vice-captain role, but following a poor string of scores, the BCCI selection committee dropped him from India’s Test and ODI captaincy.
“Shubman was the vice-captain; he’s not in the team. Axar was the vice-captain when the T20s used to clash. About continuity, you’re looking at combinations. If your keeper is going to bat at the top, you want a keeper who can play there. Jitesh was there, Shubman is a quality player and unfortunate to miss out. Combinations more than anything else, two keepers at the top. Rinku comes, who gives that lower middle order option,” Agarkar said moments after BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia made the announcement on Saturday.
“Your opinion could differ from mine. Sometimes when you pick players, it’s difficult. We still think he’s a quality player. You go through ups and downs with forms, but it’s more about the combinations you want them playing. Someone has to miss out, it’s not because he’s not a good player, and fortunately in Indian cricket we have options.”
It’s also worth noting that Gill has been on the wrong side of injuries lately. He picked up a neck sprain during the South Africa Test series, which required hospitalisation, ruling him out of the ODI series. He made a recovery for the T20Is, but with scores of 4, 0 and 28, Gill injured himself ahead of the 4th match in Lucknow. He was left out of the series-decider in Ahmedabad last night, which Surya revealed was because of the niggle, but it seems that the BCCI dropped the ball on him before.
