India, Dec. 20 -- India's T20 World Cup 2026 squad announcement today triggered immediate buzz, and the hottest talking point? Shubman Gill's exclusion. At the same time, Rinkuy Singh and Ishan Kishan made their way back into the setup as India begin their title defence preparation.

It didn't take long for two former Indian stars to sum up the mood. While Ravichandran Ashwin reacted with pure celebration, Irfan Pathan zeroed in on the emotional fallout of a high-stakes omission: "Jitesh Sharma soch raha hoga maine aisa kya galat kar diya?" (Jitesh Sharma will be thinking, what did I do wrong to miss out?)

Ashwin's reaction read like a movie trailer for India's campaign, "Title defence loading. Superb squad. Great to see Rinku back and h...