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Shubman has tried to match Abhishek Sharma's scoring rate but has faltered in the matches.
Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the fourth T20I between India and South Africa in Lucknow. The right-handed batter has a foot injury, and the team management has decided to rest him. Sanju Samson, who was warming the bench, is likely to be recalled to the Playing XI. Gill has been struggling for form since returning to the side for the Asia Cup 2025.
He was also appointed Suryakumar Yadav’s deputy, but the batter failed to impress in the Continental Cup. Gill’s performance was also below-par in Australia, with a question mark being raised on his place in the squad.
However, India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar refused to replace him with Samson, highlighting the batter’s record and strike rate in the past.
Shubman has tried to match Abhishek Sharma’s scoring rate but has faltered in the matches. Gill is competing in his first bilateral series after recovering from his neck injury, which he sustained in the first Test against South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. He missed the second Test and the fifty-over matches against the same opponent.
On the other hand, Samson was India’s best T20I batter in 2024 and amassed three hundreds. He stitched a match-winning partnership with Abhishek, but the decision-makers broke their stand by reintroducing Gill in the shortest format of the game.