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Decision To Leave Out Gill Tough But Necessary In Interest Of Indian Team: Sources
T20 World Cup: It’s already been more than 24 hours since BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia repeated India’s squad for the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup, where he again called Axar Patel as the side’s vice-captain. That also confirmed that Shubman Gill, India’s Test and ODI captain, was axed from the T20I team with less than 50 days to go for the mega event to begin.
Gill’s omission capped weeks of speculation on whether his return unsettled the established opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson. Despite making just 291 runs in 15 innings at an average of 24.25 and strike rate of 137.26, many felt Gill’s place in the squad was all but certain until Saturday’s late twist happened.
Multiple sources familiar with the matter told IANS on Sunday that the call to exclude Gill, backed to be India’s all-format leader, was ‘tough, but necessary’ in the team’s interest for winning the competition, where the Suryakumar Yadav-led side are entering as defending champions.
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Responsibility Is More Because Expectations Are Going To Be More, Says Jemimah Ahead Of SL T20Is
SL T20Is: India batter Jemimah Rodrigues believes the Women’s World Cup triumph has brought greater responsibility for the team as they gear up for the five-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, starting Sunday. The series marks India’s first international assignment since lifting the World Cup last month.
World Cup-winning Indian Blind Women’s Team Visits BCCI Headquarters
Honorary Joint Secretary Prabhtej Singh: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) felicitated the Indian blind women’s cricket team following their triumphant campaign in the inaugural Women’s T20 World Cup for the Blind.
If It Goes Like The CT 2017 Then It Would Be Great, Says Sarfaraz Ahmed Ahead Of Pak-Ind U19 Final
ICC U19 World Cup: Former Pakistan captain and Under-19 team mentor Sarfaraz Ahmed wants his charges to beat India in the final of the Junior Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday, an encore of the 2017 Champions Trophy.
Ahead Of 2026 WPL, Delhi Capitals Set To Announce New Captain On Sunday Evening
Star Sports Network: Ahead of the 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL), three-time runners-up Delhi Capitals (DC) are set to announce their new captain for the upcoming season on Sunday evening.
Series Against Sri Lanka Very Important Ahead Of Next T20 WC, Says Harmanpreet
ODI World Cup: A month after the epochal Women’s ODI World Cup triumph, India will be seen back in action when the T20I series against Sri Lanka begins at the ACA-VDCA Stadium on Sunday.
U19 Asia Cup: With Formidable Batting, India Aims To Extend Dominance Over Pakistan In Title Clash
U19 Asia Cup: Just a week after India and Pakistan met in U19 Asia Cup league stage, the arch rivals are set to face in the title clash at the ICC Academy Ground on Sunday. In their previous meeting, where India won by 90 runs, both teams refused to shake hands and the same is expected to happen in the final.
Words Said To Ishan About WC Selection Have Turned Into Reality, Says Childhood Coach Mazumdar
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Ishan Kishan's childhood coach, Uttam Mazumdar, said his words about the wicketkeeper-batter's selection for the T20 World Cup have "turned into reality" following the 26-year-old's inclusion in India's squad for the mega event and T20I series against New Zealand.
Selectors Deserve 10 Out Of 10 For Making Good Changes To India’s Squad, Says Harbhajan
T20 World Cup: Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh believes the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee and team management deserves ‘10 out of 10’ for the changes made to the side selected for next year’s T20 World Cup, where they enter as defending champions.
Last Bit Of India Tour Will Help Us In Preparing Well For T20 WC: Conrad
T20 World Cup: South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad said the concluding leg of their multi-format tour of India served as valuable preparation for them ahead of playing next year’s T20 World Cup.
'It’s The Combination More Than Anything Else', Says Agarkar On Gill’s Axing From T20 WC Squad
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Team India’s squad for the T20 World Cup 2026 was announced on Saturday, with a major shock coming in the form of Shubman Gill being dropped from the side. Axar Patel took his position as the vice-captain, while Ishan Kishan made a dream comeback to the international setup.
5th T20I: ‘Surya The Batter’ Went Missing Somewhere, He Will Be Back Stronger, Says Yadav
T20 World Cup: After India clinched a 3-1 T20I series win over South Africa through a 30-run victory in the fifth game, skipper Suryakumar Yadav admitted his own batting form went missing during the series but promised with absolute honesty that he would come back stronger with the bat in future.
Pathan, Uthappa Earmark Abhishek, Varun As Key Figures In India's T20 WC Defence
T20 World Cup: With 50 days remaining for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 to get underway in India and Sri Lanka, anticipation around how the defending champions campaign would pan out has intensified. Defending champions India are scheduled to announce their squad at the BCCI HQ in Mumbai on Saturday afternoon, a move that is expected to set the tone for their title defence.
5th T20I: Samson Replaces Injured Gill; Bumrah, Washington Come In As SA Elect To Bowl
Narendra Modi Stadium: Sanju Samson has replaced an injured Shubman Gill, while Jasprit Bumrah and Washington Sundar returned to India’s playing eleven, as South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl first in the fifth and final T20I at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday.
Maharashtra CM Fadnavis Felicitates World Cup-winning Blind Women’s Cricket Team
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met and felicitated the Indian blind women’s cricket team, who recently won the inaugural T20 Blind Cricket World Cup, at his office, congratulating the players for their historic achievement and outstanding performance on the world stage.
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