T20 World Cup Squad announced: Shubhman Gill dropped, Axar Patel named Vice-Captain
PTC News Desk: Axar Patel has been appointed vice-captain under Suryakumar Yadav after India announced a 15-member squad on Saturday for the upcoming home T20 World Cup. One of the major talking points from the selection was the omission of opening batter Shubman Gill.
Chief selector Ajit Agarkar explained that Gill was going through a lean run of form and noted that he had also missed the previous T20 World Cup. Suryakumar Yadav said that playing the tournament at home would come with added responsibility as well as pressure, but stressed that the squad appeared well balanced. Addressing questions over Gill’s exclusion, the captain clarified that the decision was not solely based on form, adding that the team wanted a wicketkeeper at the top of the order.
Meanwhile, selectors backed in-form batters Ishan Kishan and Rinku Singh, rewarding them for their strong recent performances in T20 cricket.
Squad:
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel (vc), Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (wk), Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Ishan Kishan (wk), Rinku Singh.
- PTC NEWS
