{"id":318565,"date":"2025-12-16T06:41:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T06:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/318565\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T06:41:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T06:41:08","slug":"if-he-does-not-perform-r-ashwin-issues-blunt-review-as-shubman-gill-struggles-in-t20is-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/318565\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;If he does not perform&#8230;&#8217;: R Ashwin issues blunt review as Shubman Gill struggles in T20Is | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/india-south-africa-cricket.jpg\" alt=\"'If he does not perform...': R Ashwin issues blunt review as Shubman Gill struggles in T20Is\" title=\"India's Shubman Gill (AP Photo\/Ashwini Bhatia)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>India&#8217;s Shubman Gill (AP Photo\/Ashwini Bhatia) With just seven T20Is remaining before India\u2019s campaign at the T20 World Cup begins on February 7, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shubman-gill\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shubman Gill<\/a>\u2019s recent slump with the bat has put the team management in a tricky spot. The India vice-captain, who returned to the T20 side after missing the ODI series against South Africa due to a neck injury, has struggled to make an impact, posting scores of 4, 0, and 28 not out in his latest outings. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sanju-samson\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sanju Samson<\/a> remains on the bench, intensifying debates over the best team combination ahead of the World Cup. Former India spinner <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ravichandran-ashwin\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ravichandran Ashwin<\/a> has called for a careful performance review of Gill after the remaining two T20Is in Lucknow and Ahmedabad. Ashwin stressed that decisions regarding a vice-captain\u2019s place in the team are not straightforward and must be approached with fairness. \u201cIt\u2019s a tough situation. Shubman is not just an opener; he\u2019s also the vice-captain. Dropping a vice-captain is rare and should be considered only after giving him a proper chance,\u201d Ashwin said on \u2018Ash ki Baat\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>IPL mini auction: Lot of interest for Cam Green | Wait ends for Prithvi Shaw, Sarfaraz Khan?<\/p>\n<p> Gill\u2019s struggles are not entirely new. After a prolific tour of England where he amassed over 700 runs, the 24-year-old has managed only one century in international cricket since \u2013 129 against the West Indies. His T20I form remains a concern, with 127 runs from seven matches in the Asia Cup and another 132 from five games in Australia, including a top score of 47. These inconsistent performances have created uncertainty around India\u2019s final playing XI for the World Cup. Ashwin noted that while India\u2019s bowling plans are largely settled, the batting decisions remain critical. \u201cYou should ideally know your best XI and squad by now. The bowling department is sorted, and it\u2019s good to see Harshit Rana performing well. The question now is whether Shubman should continue if he isn\u2019t scoring, or if Samson should get a chance,\u201d he said. Ashwin also cautioned against Gill scoring at a slow strike rate, emphasising the need for impactful batting in the lead-up to the World Cup. With the tournament just weeks away, the pressure is mounting for India\u2019s vice-captain to regain form and cement his place in the side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"India&#8217;s Shubman Gill (AP Photo\/Ashwini Bhatia) With just seven T20Is remaining before India\u2019s campaign at the T20 World&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":318566,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[17850,1721,62069,9981,126096,30145,6975,61116,7054,101,56,54,55,6526],"class_list":{"0":"post-318565","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-ashwin","9":"tag-cricket","10":"tag-gill","11":"tag-india-cricket-team","12":"tag-india-vice-captain","13":"tag-ravichandran-ashwin","14":"tag-sanju-samson","15":"tag-shubman","16":"tag-shubman-gill","17":"tag-sports","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom","20":"tag-unitedkingdom","21":"tag-world-cup"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/318566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}