‘A Complete U-Turn’: Social Media Explodes After Shubman Gill Dropped From T20 World Cup 2026 Squad

On December 20, 2025, BCCI announced the squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup and five-match T20I series against New Zealand. The T20I series will start on January 21 in Nagpur and will serve as Team India's final campaign before the World Cup, scheduled to start from February 6.

The squad announcement came as a shock to many as the selection committee dropped batter Shubman Gill from the team and included Ishan Kishan, who impressed everyone with his knock against Haryana in the SMAT final. Additionally, Axar Patel was named the new vice captain of the team, replacing Shubman Gill.

Following the news, the internet erupted with many netizens expressing their delight at the player being dropped after his continued subpar performances.

Shubman Gill To Miss T20 World Cup

Gill has struggled to find his form in recent times. After being brought back into the playing XI as the management's long-term plan, his performance has remained underwhelming.  In his last 15 T20 appearances, Shubman Gill has scored 291 runs at an average of 24.25 and a run rate of 137. Notably, the player failed to register a single fifty in these matches.

Ishan Kishan and Rinku Singh make it into the T20 World Cup squad, while Shubman Gill, along with Jitesh Sharma, will miss out. 

Netizens React to Gill's Omission

India T20 World Cup Squad

India's squad for T20 World Cup 2026: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel (VC), Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (wk), Washington Sundar, Ishan Kishan, Rinku Singh.