'I Would Be Happy To Play': Shubman Gill Downplays Omission From India's T20I Team

India’s Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill, who has led the Gujarat Titans to the IPL 2026 final, has said that he would be ‘happy’ to be picked for India’s T20I team, having been dropped from the shortest format ahead of the T20 World Cup, which India went on to win.

India’s Test and ODI captain Gill last appeared in a T20I against South Africa at home in December 2025.

But Gill wasn’t included in India’s team for the T20 World Cup earlier this year after a string of below-par outings in the previous year.

“I would be happy to play if I get picked for the T20 team. Honestly, I want to keep working on my game. I want to keep getting better as a T20 batsman, as an ODI batsman, as a Test batsman,” Gill said while speaking at the pre-match press conference.

Gill will lead the Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 final against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

In 2025, Gill played 15 T20Is but could only score a meagre 291 runs at an average of 24.25 and his highest in this period was 47.

“You know, cricket is such a game that you can never really get perfect, but obviously, you can strive for it and that is what I try to do,” Gill said.

Not being in India’s T20I scheme of things hasn’t affected his preparations, the star Indian cricketer said.

“I think preparation is what keeps me mentally fresh, knowing what I need to do the next week, next couple of weeks or in the next series or next tournament and preparing for that,” Gill said.

“It is about knowing the things that are in my control or knowing the things that I need to do well to be able to succeed and what we need to do well as a team to be able to succeed is what I think keeps me mentally fit,” Gill added.