“They won’t drop Gill” - Former Indian selector slams Indian team management for appointing Shubman Gil as vice-captain

Former India chief selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth has lashed out at the team management’s decision to elevate Shubman Gill as the T20I vice-captain, reckoning that the decision has turned the team balance upside down.

Interestingly, Gill could score only 169 runs in nine innings at an average of 24.14 since his return to the format at the Asia Cup 2025 campaign. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Srikkanth asserted that the team management wouldn’t drop Gill for the next three games against the Aussies Down Under.

“They won’t drop Gill for the next three games. They are not worried about anything else. He is the vice-captain for the T20 World Cup, that’s fixed now. It’s also fixed that he’s the future T20I captain. So they have to play with him and build the balance for the rest of the side. He’s a certainty, or else on what basis has he been appointed the vice-captain?” Srikkanth said on his YouTube channel.

Furthermore, the former Indian opening batter has emphasized that Yashasvi Jaiswal is warming the bench because of Gill’s elevation as the vice-captain. Moreover, he talked about players like Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma not getting proper batting positions.

“Yashasvi Jaiswal is waiting in the wings. He’s not there in the team. With Gill’s inclusion, the overall balance has gone for a toss so they aren’t sure of what to do. Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma don’t have a fixed position and Arshdeep Singh is missing out on the 11. The only good thing is the T20 World Cup is in India so they’ll escape,” he added.

“India has a lot of players like Abhishek. If players like Yashasvi Jaiswal are given an opportunity, they’ll utilise it. But now he has no window to come into the side. Only Hardik Pandya can come into the 11 and nobody else. Jaiswal also came through the IPL and has an outstanding record in all formats and the IPL. I am not sure why he isn’t playing with a brilliant IPL and T20I record. Give him the same opportunities, he’ll destroy bowlers at the top,” he concluded.

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