Indian batter Shubman Gill has been named in the Punjab's squad for Vijay Hazare Trophy. The news comes right after Gill was dropped from India's squad for T20 World Cup which will be starting from February 7, 2026. Alongside Gill, Abhishek Sharma and Arshdeep Singh have also been named in the squad and will begin their Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign against Maharashtra from December 24.
The exclusion from T20 World Cup squad comes after Shubman Gill’s performance came under tight scrutiny especially in the T20Is, since he was added in the squad and announced as the vice-captain he has failed miserably – getting out for ducks and single-digit scores.
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The availability of Gill, Arshdeep and Abhishek remains unclear as India is also scheduled to play three ODIs against New Zealand from January 11, followed by five T20Is from January 21. Shubman Gill has also been dropped from the T20I squad for series against New Zealand but he will still captain the ODI side.
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Punjab will be playing its seven league matches in Jaipur. In the 2024-25 edition, Arshdeep Singh was the leading wicket-taker for Punjab and this year their group fixtures will be against Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Goa and Mumbai.
Punjab Squad for Vijay Hazare Trophy
Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Harnoor Pannu, Anmolpreet Singh, Uday Saharan, Naman Dhir, Salil Arora (wk), Sanvir Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Raghu Sharma, Krish Bhagat, Gourav Choudhary, Sukhdeep Bajwa, Jashanpreet Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Harpreet Brar