In September, Shubman Gill returned to the Indian T20I team, and that too as the vice-captain, as the selectors were looking to make him the all-format captain after handing him the reins of the Test and ODI teams. However, Gill failed to meet the expectations in the shorter format of the game.
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Axar Patel picked ahead of Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah
Interestingly, the Indian selectors picked Axar ahead of the likes of Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah despite their strong performances. Both Pandya and Bumrah had previously captained India in a couple of T20Is, yet they were overlooked for the spin all-rounder.
Indian chief selector Ajit Agarkar stated, "Shubman was the vice-captain; he's not in the team. Axar was the vice-captain when the T20s used to clash. About continuity, you're looking at combinations.”
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Bringing the speed variation will get grip and turn. He's also an outstanding fielder. He will be the x-factor; you can use him at 5 or 6, and he can bowl in the first 6 overs. He's capable of doing that. He and Hardik Pandya will be the two.”
India's squad for the T20 World Cup 2026 and New Zealand series:
Suryakumar Yadav (C), Axar Patel (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (wk), Washington Sundar, Ishan Kishan (wk), Rinku Singh.
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