2 min learnUp to date: Mar 11, 2026 02:26 PM IST
With India marching to their third T20 World Cup title beneath skipper Suryakumar Yadav in Ahmedabad final week, former opener Aakash Chopra has dominated out the potential return and appointment of Shubman Gill as the subsequent T20I captain.
Gill, who had taken over as Take a look at and ODI captain final 12 months, made a shock return to the T20I squad after 14 months in September 2025. The proper-hander was instantly named vice-captain on the 2025 Asia Cup, displacing Sanju Samson from the opening spot. Nonetheless, Gill’s detached kind within the format prolonged to fifteen video games the place he didn’t notch up a single half-century.
Gill was finally dropped when India unveiled their World Cup squad on December 2025, paving manner for the return of Ishan Kishan into the format after three years.
Chopra stated the Punjab batter will discover it troublesome to return to the T20I set-up with the probabilities of all-format captaincy wanting slim.
“It’s going to be troublesome, though the Indian workforce thought that it might develop into simpler if there have been one captain for all three codecs. Nonetheless, it received’t occur in any respect. I really feel we received’t be capable to do this as a result of he’s the Take a look at and ODI captain, however he can’t get the T20I captaincy. At this second, even his title coming is troublesome due to the way in which the Indian workforce has been taking part in, particularly the final 4 video games,” Chopra stated on his YouTube channel.
Chopra stated that with India placing on mighty totals, Gill ought to as an alternative concentrate on his long-format talents and never dilute them in a bid to regulate with the T20I recreation.
“When are you speaking about 250, and that too in a World Cup, then you definately don’t assume you want an anchor. Shubman Gill can adapt and alter, however we shouldn’t lose Shubman Gill, the Take a look at batter, in looking for that, and lose the Shubman Gill who can develop into an absolute large in ODIs. I feel it’s going to be troublesome for Shubman Gill,” he noticed.
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In Gill’s absence, Samson and Kishan emerged as India’s highest run-getters within the World Cup, aggregating 321 and 317 runs respectively whereas strike at practically 200.