Mumbai, Dec. 20 -- During the announcement of India's squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 and the T20I series against New Zealand at home, the Indian chief selector Ajit Agarkar spoke on Shubman Gill's omission from the side despite being the vice-captain the format since Asia Cup, saying that the team is looking at combinations at the moment with two top-order wicketkeeping options and continuity by handing back the VC duties to Axar Patel, who was playing this role while Gill had a hectic run in the red-ball and ODI sides from last year's home Test series against Bangladesh to ICC Champions Trophy this year.

Gill's omission from the side despite his elevation to vice-captaincy in T20Is and promotion to captaincy in Tests and ODIs this...