Addressing Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav's poor form ahead of T20 World Cup 2026

Overview

• Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill have been highly disappointing with the bat, which is a major concern ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026
• While they performed well in the IPL 2025, the duo could not replicate it with the Indian team
• The Indian captain and vice-captain duo need to be back among runs to gain confidence before the big tournament

Suryakumar YadavandShubman Gill have been highly disappointing with the bat, which is a major concern ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026. While they performed well in the IPL 2025, the duo could not replicate it with the Indian team. The Indian captain and vice-captain duo need to be back among runs to gain confidence before the big tournament.

The Indian skipper has been out of form for over a year now. In the period, he has not scored a fifty, which is surprising, given how good he was in the IPL. Yadav has only 239 runs in the last 21 innings, at an average of just 13.27 and an abysmal strike rate of 118.90.

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In his last 21 innings, Yadav's scores have been 21 (17), 4 (9), 1 (4), 0 (3), 12 (7), 14 (7), 0 (4), 2 (3), 7* (2), 47* (37), 0 (3), 5 (11), 12 (13), 1 (5), 39* (24), 1 (4), 24 (11), 20 (10), 12 (11), 5 (4), 12 (11).

Shubman Gill's poor form in T20Is

Likewise, Gill has been suffering from not performing consistently for the national team. While his numbers are better than that of the Indian skipper, Gill's selection has been questioned, given that Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson had better numbers since 2024.

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In his last 21 innings, Shubman's scores have been 20* (9), 10 (7), 5 (8), 47 (28), 29 (19), 4 (3), 12 (10), 37* (20), 5 (10), 15 (12), 46 (39), 29* (16), 4 (2), 0 (1), 28 (28). The star batter has 291 runs at an average of 24.91 and a strike rate of 137.26 in the period.