Gill suffered a significant setback after being dropped from the squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup and New Zealand T20I amid fitness and form concerns.
India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has been named in the national squad for the T20 World Cup next year, and the Kerala star marked the occasion with a strong message of belief and pride.
Gill's omission from the side despite his elevation to vice-captaincy in T20Is and promotion to captaincy in Tests and ODIs this year emerged as a major shocker, even taking his current poor run of form in consideration. Ishan Kishan has been roped in as the second wicketkeeper-batter option
The swashbuckling all-rounder added this impressive feather in his cap during the fifth and final T20I against South Africa on Friday. Having being given a cushion of extra runs by Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma, Hardik torched the entire Proteas bowling attack all over the park alongside
India is placed in Group A alongside Namibia, the Netherlands, Pakistan, and the United States and will start its campaign against the USA on February 7 in Mumbai.
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Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan believes Shubman Gill is facing pressure to perform, given his recent struggles with form. Pathan emphasised that Gill needs to score runs to cement his spot in the T20I side, especially with the World Cup just around the corner and Sanju Samson is waitin
"I think we both are trying to play for India, not for other teams. We are like brothers. We share lots of experience with each other. He helps me a lot whenever I do keeping or batting. That's the thing," he noted.
Former India cricketer and batting coach Sanjay Bangar said that while Sanju Samson has performed well at the top for India when given chances, Jitesh Sharma might pip him for a spot in the playing 11 as a finisher in the South Africa T20Is.
Speaking on the decision, Suryakumar said, "In terms of Sanju, yes, when he came into the circuit, he batted higher up the order. Now the thing is, other than the openers, I feel everyone has to be very flexible. He did really well before he played, when he opened the innings but Shubman had