India, Dec. 20 -- India's T20 World Cup squad was announced on Saturday afternoon, and the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee made a ruthless and shocking call, dropping Shubman Gill from the 15-member squad. Axar Patel will serve as Suryakumar Yadav's deputy in the upcoming 20-team tournament, set to begin on February 7. Not just Gill, even Jitesh Sharma has been dropped from the team, as Ishan Kishan got the nod ahead of him as the backup wicketkeeper, owing to strong performances in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where he led Jharkhand to the title win and also scored more than 500 runs.

No one expected the selectors to pull out such shocking and stunning selection calls, but once again, Agarkar and the rest of the committee proved th...