Difficulties seem to be increasing for Shubman Gill in Indian cricket. This year he captained the Test team and ODI team. Besides, he also held the post of vice-captain in the T20 team. But on December 20, when the Indian team for the T20 World Cup 2026 was announced, Shubman Gill’s name was nowhere visible. Now news is coming that he can be removed from the captaincy of the ODI team and in his place Shreyas Iyer can be made the new captain of the team.

Shreyas can be the next captain of Indian ODI team

According to sources, Shreyas Iyer can be the next captain of the Indian ODI team. Iyer is currently the vice-captain of the ODI team and he also has a lot of captaincy experience. He has led his teams in both domestic cricket and IPL.

Before the ODI series against Australia in October this year, Shubman Gill was made the captain of the ODI team, while Iyer became the vice-captain at that time. If the reports prove to be true, Iyer will become the 29th cricketer to become the captain of the Indian ODI team.

India played three ODI matches under the captaincy of Gill.

Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, India has played only three ODI matches so far, in which only one win has been recorded. Team India had to face defeat by 1-2 on the Australian tour. In such a situation, the speculation about his removal from ODI captaincy before the T20 World Cup 2026 is indicating that questions are being raised on his future in all three formats.

Gill is going through bad form

Gill’s position in the T20 team is also not good. Despite being the vice-captain in the last few months, his form remained weak. In the recent T20 series against South Africa, he scored only 32 runs in three matches. Due to injury, he could not play the fourth and fifth matches, but media reports claimed that the team management had already decided to drop him.