Dissatisfied Shubman Gill looks to address T20I batting

Gill’s numbers in the T20Is – 505 runs from 19 games at an average of 29.7 and a strike rate of 139.5 – are yet to meet his own lofty standards.

The 24-year-old, fresh after being named the team's vice-captain, is hoping to transfer his form in ODIs – he has 2271 runs from 44 matches at an average of 61.37 and a strike-rate of 103.46 – to the shortest format of the game.

“At a personal level, I’m not satisfied with my performances in T20Is till the T20 World Cup [2024],” Gill said at the pre-match press conference ahead of the first T20I against Sri Lanka.

His contrasting starts to the two white-ball formats, have reflected in how selectors have looked at the player in the respective formats. While the batter was a certainty to feature in the XI during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, he only made the reserves of India's squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

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