Aakash Chopra On T20 World Cup: Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra feels that the upcoming five-match series against Australia will be a tough one for Indian vice-captain Shubman Gill, as he is going through a rough patch in recent times, and also because players like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson are not getting a chance due to him.
Aakash Chopra On Shubman Gill Poor Form
Chopra also stated that the head coach Gautam Gambhir’s plan for the T20 World Cup will be tested in the upcoming Australia series as a response to the opening slot.
The Indian T20I vice-captain Shubman Gill failed to make a strong comeback in the T20I cricket with the Asia Cup 2025 last month. He managed to score only 127 runs in seven innings at an average of 21.16.
With the return of Shubman Gill to the team, Sanju Samson lost his opening slot, despite having a strong performance over the last few months. Samson was instead given a chance as a lower-middle-order batter with no fixed slot.
Aakash Chopra On T20 World Cup
In a recent video shared by Aakash Chopra on his YouTube channel, he stated,
“This T20I series will be extremely important for Shubman Gill. It’s important for him because runs weren’t scored when he was elevated to ODI captaincy. Again, you can’t read too much into it because it’s just been one series. I get it. So it’s not like there is a question on his place.”
Further, he said,
“People are breathing down his neck. One is in the team itself. Sanju Samson had opened and done well. You are keeping him with the team and making him bat down the order. Many times, it seems like you are being unjust to Sanju Samson. There is pressure if you are not making him open.”
Yashasvi Jaiswal Or Sanju Samson For T20 World Cup 2026?
Aakash Chopra not only talked about Samson’s place in the team but also talked about Yashasvi Jaiswal’s role for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026.
He said,
“Yashasvi Jaiswal is around the corner. He says he is also there and should also be played, and that he would also hit if he were played. So making Yashasvi Jaiswal sit out also becomes an issue of pressure.”
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