Explainer: Why is three-format star Shubman Gill missing from India’s T20I team
Workload management, team combination, specialist T20 options and his modest international T20 record have kept India’s Test and ODI captain out of the shortest format
Chandigarh, Updated At : 07:19 AM Jun 11, 2026 IST
Shubman Gill celebrates his century on day one of a Test cricket match between India and Afghanistan, in Mullanpur on Saturday. Image credits/PTI
India’s Test and ODI captain, Shubman Gill, is not included in the T20I team for a variety of reasons. The most significant among them are the BCCI’s workload management strategy, the team’s combination, the preferred opening pair, and Gill’s relatively modest performances in T20 Internationals so far.
