Yuvraj Singh lamented Shubman Gill’s recent T20 World Cup 2026 snub, claiming that the India opener didn’t deserve that. Gill was excluded from India’s T20 World Cup roster this year due to poor form in the format, with the selectors going for Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan as the top order batters.
Kishan was initially roped in as a back-up, but his performances in the New Zealand series before the World Cup saw him return to the squad. In the final against New Zealand, Abhishek and Samson opened the innings for India and Kishan batted at No. 3.
Yuvraj Singh questions Shubman Gill’s snub
Speaking to SportsTak, Yuvraj said, “To perform consistently in all three formats is very difficult and also to remain as captain.”
“Virat Kohli is the only player in the last generation who has performed consistently in all three formats and has also been a successful captain. In between, we had Rohit Sharma also. But I feel if you have put someone in the T20I team and he has played in that format the entire year and then in the last moment, he doesn’t make the team because of performances, then that’s a tough call”, he added.
Gill will use the ongoing IPL 2026 season to prove the selectors wrong. A good performance this season could see a huge selection battle for the openers’ slot in T20Is, with the likes of Abhishek, Samson, Kishan and even Vaibhav Sooryavanshi eyeing it.
In GT’s IPL 2026 opener against Punjab Kings, Gill opened the innings and managed 39 off 27 balls, including six fours at a strike rate of 144.44.
India’s next T20I assignment is against Ireland in June, and the team will also travel to England for five games and host West Indies and Sri Lanka before the end of this year. The next edition of the T20 World Cup will be in 2028 in Australia and New Zealand.
Speaking recently, Gill said, “I think if you look at the past three or four seasons, I think I have the most runs in the IPL. So I don’t think I have anything to prove in this (IPL) season particularly. And the four years that I have played for this team, I think we have done decently well as a team. And I think I have done decently well as a batter.”
“So I don’t think I need to prove to anyone my worth. I think I need to do what I have been doing for the past four years. And as a team, we need to be consistent, which I think we have been. And if we continue doing that sooner or later, I think we will win that trophy once more,” he added.
