India, Dec. 20 -- The primary decision-makers in Indian cricket eventually pulled their collective heads from deep out of the sand, belatedly reading the writing on the wall and opting to move on, temporarily, from Shubman Gill in the 20-over format.

Having brought the right-hander out of cold storage ahead of the Asia Cup in the Emirates in September and installed him as Suryakumar Yadav's deputy, Ajit Agarkar's selection panel as well as head coach Gautam Gambhir gave the classy Test and ODI skipper every opportunity to re-establish his 20-over credentials. But Gill has been a singular failure, a highest of 47 from 15 innings failing to justify the massive overhaul that his inclusion in the T20I side after a 13-month hiatus necessitate...