After the test retirement of Rohit Sharma in May 2025, Shubman Gill was given the captaincy. After the Test, he also got the captaincy of the ODI team. But his name is not even found in the T20 team. Despite the excellent IPL 2026 season, Shubman Gill was not included in the squads for Ireland, England and Asian Games.

Gill had scored a total of 732 runs in IPL 2026. Despite this, the selectors of Team India have chosen a different path, because they have kept Gill out of their plan. Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ishan Kishan have been selected as opening and top order options for the England and Ireland tour. Meanwhile, an update has come out that Gill has been asked to keep full focus on ODI and Test.

Gill got the message

According to news agency PTI, a BCCI source said that the selectors are worried that there should not be any kind of pressure on Shubman Gill by playing all three formats. Because the Indian team has to play a lot of cricket in the next 18 months, it is almost impossible for any player to play with full enthusiasm in all three formats.

A BCI source said that a clear message has been sent to Gill that he has to focus on the next two ICC events. The first is the final of the World Test Championship 2027 and the second is the 2027 ODI Cricket World Cup.

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Will he come back to the T20 team?

It is difficult to say anything about Gill’s future in T20 cricket at the moment. Due to poor form, he had to lose his place in the T20 World Cup 2026. On this subject, a BCCI source said that there is still a lot of time for both the big events to be held in 2028 (T20 World Cup and Olympics 2028). Therefore, nothing can be said about the time after 2 years as to who will be in what form and how fit will be?

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that England will host the next 3 finals of the World Test Championship. The three WTC finals held so far have been held in England and now the finals of 2027, 2029 and 2031 will also be played on the soil of England. Some time ago, BCCI had expressed a desire to host the World Test Championship final match, but this new announcement of ICC will give BCCI’s plan to at least 2031.

The ICC issued an official statement stating, “Given the last three successful events of the WTC final, the ICC confirms that the final match of the World Test Championship to be held in 2027, 2029 and 2031 is being handed over to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).”

The final match held in 2021 was hosted by Rose Bowl Stadium in England, where New Zealand defeated India by 8 wickets in the title collision. After that the final of 2023 was played at The Oval ground in England, this time Australia won the title by defeating Team India by 209 runs. At the same time, South Africa won by 5 wickets in the final match in 2025.

Earlier, cricket experts and many players also demanded the final on Asian pitches to bring more competitive and variations in the World Test Championship Final. At the same time, BCCI had expressed his desire to host the final of 2027, but in the event of India not reaching the finals, the number of fans who came to see the finals can be recorded. At the same time, India and Pakistan have already been against each other. These aspects can also be the reason for the BCCI demand being rejected.

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Wtc final 2027 host india: So far both World Test Championships have been played in England, while the 2025 final (WTC Final 2025) will be played at Lord’s ground in England. Many times questions have been raised on the subject that the final of the Test Championship should be excluded from England. Now a media report has revealed that India can express a desire to host the 2027 World Test Championship final.

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