The selection of the Indian team for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 surprised everyone. Shubman Gill, who was the vice-captain of the team in the South African series, was dropped from the squad. Shubman is struggling with poor form, due to which the selectors took this tough decision. In place of Shubman, Akshar Patel was made the vice-captain of the Indian team for the T20 World Cup. Many people were surprised by this decision, including former Team India captain Sunil Gavaskar.
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Responding to the team’s announcement, Sunil Gavaskar said that he did not expect Shubman Gill to be out at all. He told Star Sports, this is not a surprise at all, but it is a complete surprise.
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Sunil Gavaskar praised the ability of Shubman Gill and said that he is a classic player and has performed brilliantly in recent times. Gavaskar admitted that Shubman was seen struggling in the series against South Africa, but also said that form comes and goes, class always remains.
Comeback in T20 cricket is not easy: Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar also explained that it is not easy to return to T20 cricket after a long time. Gavaskar said, ‘In T20 format, the batsman is expected to play aggressively from the first ball and if there is no rhythm, then the difficulty increases. Gill was also seen struggling with the same problem recently. Gill’s natural game is more suited to the longer format, where timing and ground shots are important. However, this does not mean that Gill is not fit for T20.
Sharing a personal story, Sunil Gavaskar told that he was recently traveling from Ahmedabad in the same flight with Shubman Gill and Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav. During this time, while showing love and affection to Gill, he had said, ‘Tell someone at home to remove your eyes because we believe in it. We believe that sometimes the evil eye is involved.
Sunil Gavaskar reminded that Shubman Gill’s performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been excellent, which is proof of his T20 ability. Gavaskar said that Gill is a very good player and people have seen him performing brilliantly in the IPL, so the T20 format is not new for him.
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