Fans allege politics after Shubman Gill gets appointed as new vice-captain of India ODI and T20I teams

Published at :July 18, 2024 at 10:39 PM

Modified at :July 18, 2024 at 10:39 PM

Shubman Gill replaced Hardik Pandya as vice-captain of both ODI and T20I sides.

Shubman Gill was the biggest beneficiary when BCCI announced India’s ODI and T20I squads for the Sri Lanka tour as the young batter was named vice-captain of both teams. The Men in Blue will be playing three T20Is and three ODIs on their tour.

Shubman Gill was recently handed the captaincy of the Indian T20I team for the first time on the tour of Zimbabwe and he led India to a 4-1 series win.

While Rohit Sharma returned to captain the ODI side, Suryakumar Yadav was named the T20I captain of India. In a shocking decision, all-rounder Hardik Pandya was removed as vice-captain in both formats, with Shubman Gill taking over.

Hardik Pandya was India’s vice-captain in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 before an ankle injury ended his tournament early. He was then named the vice-captain for the Indian team for the T20 World Cup 2024 and he performed wonderfully, scoring 144 runs and taking 10 wickets.

He also successfully defended the 16 runs in the final against South Africa to make India T20 champions for the second time.

Fans worry for Hardik Pandya and question the merit on which Shubman Gill got vice-captaincy of the T20I team

Shubman Gill has recently been assigned team leadership responsibilities as he is seen as someone who can captain India for a long time. He was named as the skipper of the Gujarat Titans, where he replaced Hardik Pandya and it appears that his leadership satisfied selectors, as he was then awarded a leadership role n in Team India.

Shubman Gill’s selection over Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul as vice-captain in ODIs comes as a surprise. There were reports that if Rohit Sharma is not present, then KL Rahul might lead the team, but those rumors have been dispelled with the squad announcement.

However, fans are most surprised and angered at Shubman Gill getting the vice-captaincy of the Indian T20I team after Suryakumar Yadav was named captain. Surya is being seen as India’s captain for the 2026 T20 World Cup, with Shubman Gill being groomed to take over in future.

However, fans questioned how Shubman fits into the T20I team let alone getting vice-captaincy, especially over the likes of Abhishek Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad.

Here are some of the tweets:

BCCI politics working super hard. ->Ruturaj dropped. ->Hardik with no leadership role. ->Gill with Zimbabwe series exp is the VC. ->Dube in the team.Sad for @Ruutu1331 https://t.co/pMcDBvEFyX
— Sanjay Ganesh (@Sanjay_Ganesh18) July 18, 2024

Just the politics has begun in Indian cricket team as new coach Mr gg has taken command of head coach, I don’t understand y underserving gill got vc role in ODIs & as well as well as in t20s instead of kl Rahul and Hardik pandaya, it does not make any sense! #INDvsSL
— maviyah_06 (@maviya_malik0) July 18, 2024

SHUBMAN GILL, VICE CAPTAIN OF SENIOR INDIAN TEAM ⭐🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/MIadT9f9rP
— ً (@beinggtweetyy) July 18, 2024

You have to feel for Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul Flat pitch merchant Shubman Gill has taken the captaincy over Pandya and KL Rahul.Rohit Sharma has ruined indian cricket team. pic.twitter.com/5XhjolIFet
— KL BASIT (@klbasit1) July 18, 2024

Que- Ruturaj or Abhishek?Gambhir-Shubman Gillpic.twitter.com/jTmnI4Ez3T
— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) July 18, 2024

The likes of Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, and Rishabh Pant will play in the same team whose Vice Captain is Shubman Gill.Grooming a young talent is fine, and I'm okay with him being the VC in T20I to some extent, but certainly not ODI as of now.
— Aditya Saha (@Adityakrsaha) July 18, 2024

#Ruturaj #INDvsSL #BCCI #SanjuSamson #TheBoys #NEETUGUPDATE #Kanguva #HardikPandya #AEWDynamite #Crypto #LiemaPantsi #RutoMustGoNow #Gill #ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/Bz3mv9AtgG
— dipak07 (@DiPaK071207) July 18, 2024

No no you have to pinch me, vice captain in both ODIs and T20Is AT 24, UNBELIEVABLE 🔥😭#ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/jf7NZTmPI8
— ً (@beinggtweetyy) July 18, 2024

It's clear intimation.Shubman gill is next long-term team india CAPTAIN.
— CRICKET STATS (@fantasy1Cricket) July 18, 2024

Shubman Gill politics workedAbhishek Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad dropped from T20They are on the way to talk with Shubman Gill. pic.twitter.com/9rdj8GoFL9
— Ctrl C Ctrl Memes (@Ctrlmemes_) July 18, 2024

Shubman Gill as Vice Captain in both T20Is and ODIs ahead of Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul. Unexpected decision tbh. pic.twitter.com/ULGpjeMntp
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) July 18, 2024

Shubman Gill's appointment as VC in both T20Is and ODIs sums up which way things are going. I thought it was just an experiment to make him the captain in the ZIM T20Is, but now it looks like they are grooming him as the future captain for both formats now.
— Prasenjiit Dey (@CricPrasen) July 18, 2024

Had high expectations from but didn't knew you were a clown of upper grade.Seriously Gill above Iyer , KL , Pant and Hardik.What's the point of dropping Ruturaj and Abhishek? pic.twitter.com/tgWoQmwZNr
— Parv 🚩 (@ParvCryEmoji) July 18, 2024

Gill was not even in team in T20WC and now he's VC?Despite KL in the team, why Gill is again VC?Hardik is not VC in any formet?What wrong Abhishek has done in T20?Jaiswal playing Test and T20 regularly but not in ODIs? @BCCI?Gill's PR working for him?#BCCI #SKY #INDvsSL
— Night-Wing (@Dhoomketu_) July 18, 2024

Politics won & the deserving guy lost . 💔Hardik Pandya could've been the perfect choice for t20i captaincy but selectors have chosen SKY who has 0 performance in pressure situations . pic.twitter.com/kty7dQAauN
— Sohel . (@SohelVkf) July 18, 2024

People are happy about Ruturaj Gaikwad exclusion from squad just because he is from CSK. Otherwise, he deserves to play T20Is more than Shubman Gill. pic.twitter.com/ic828YJb3W
— Selfless⁴⁵ (@SelflessRohit) July 18, 2024

Don't know what bcci is thinking at the moment 😂Dropped Ruturaj gaikwad and Abhishek Sharma How the fck Shubman Gill became the permanent VC in T20i format and Odi format when he doesn't even deserves a placeHow is Shubman Gill VC ahead of Shreyas iyer and Rahul in odi pic.twitter.com/Ft8ZrEf1Xp
— Shreyas Iyer Fanclub ❤🔥 (@ShreyasShowIyer) July 18, 2024

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