Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli in; Shubman Gill Out: Simon Doull Predicts India’s T20 World Cup Squad

Doull reckoned young Shubman Gill cannot be picked over veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

Mumbai: With time running out and speculations growing over India’s T20 World Cup squad amid the Indian Premier League season, former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull gave his two cents on the best possible team the country could field at the marquee event. Doull reckoned young Shubman Gill cannot be picked over veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. He also claimed that KL Rahul keeping would be a big bonus for the side.

“You’ve probably only room for one top-order replacement batter if it happens to be someone like KL Rahul, who can keep wickets for you. And that is a real bonus. That top-order replacement batter, he keeps, Shubman doesn’t keep. And if he can’t make the side ahead of Jaiswal, Rohit and Virat at the moment, he probably doesn’t go,” he explained on Cricbuzz.

Meanwhile, Gill could prove Doull wrong if he continues the form he showed against Punjab Kings on Thursday in Ahmedabad. Gill scored a brilliant 89* off 48 balls to help the Titans register 199 for four in 20 overs. Despite, his good show, the Titans emerged second best as they lost the game by three wickets.

“I think a couple of catches went down, never easy (to win) when you drop catches. Bowlers did a decent job, when the ball is coming on to the bat, it’s difficult to defend, I wouldn’t say we were short (on runs). The new ball was doing something. 200 was good enough. We were right in the game till about the 15th over. always under pressure with dropped catches,” Gill said at the post-match presentation after the loss.