In a toss-up between Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal over who would retain the opening position alongside captain Rohit Sharma in India's T20 World Cup squad, the left-hander won the battle. Even as Gill was the front-runner until mid-2023, the promising emergence of Jaiswal, following a stunning IPL season, saw the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee trust the Rajasthan Royals batter for the role in the impending ICC event while the Gujarat Titans captain was demoted to the reserves list.
In a toss-up between Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal over who would retain the opening position alongside captain Rohit Sharma in India's T20 World Cup squad, the left-hander won the battle. Even as Gill was the front-runner until mid-2023, the promising emergence of Jaiswal, following a stunning IPL season, saw the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee trust the Rajasthan Royals batter for the role in the impending ICC event while the Gujarat Titans captain was demoted to the reserves list.
In a toss-up between Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal over who would retain the opening position alongside captain Rohit Sharma in India's T20 World Cup squad, the left-hander won the battle. Even as Gill was the front-runner until mid-2023, the promising emergence of Jaiswal, following a stunning IPL season, saw the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee trust the Rajasthan Royals batter for the role in the impending ICC event while the Gujarat Titans captain was demoted to the reserves list.