It seems like all is not well between Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma. Shubman Gill is currently in the United States (US) as a reserve for Team India's T20 World Cup squad. Not only Gill but Avesh Khan, Rinku Singh, and Khaleel Ahmed are also part of Team India's three reserves who were selected by the BCCI. Since Team India has already qualified for the Super 8 round, reports suggest that Shubman Gilol and Avesh Khan will be released from the squad and both will return to India. In the meantime, reports suggest that Shubman Gill has unfollowed Team India skipper Rohit Sharma on Instagram. Fans have sensed that something is not right between Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma.
The theories have intensified as multiple reports suggest that Shubman Gill has been released from the squad as a disciplinary action taken by the BCCI. Fans believe this is what made both the cricketers unfollow each other. However, the reality is something else.
Why Shubaman Gill is released from the T20 World Cup squad?
A BCCI source was quoted saying, "There was very little gap between games for any extensive practice. So it was decided by the management to release the two players as matches are literally back to back and there is very little scope for marathon practice sessions to happen. Khaleel is already there to ensure the left-arm variety in nets if needed."
Reports further suggest that the BCCI has made travel arrangements for Gill and Avesh, and they are unlikely to travel to the ground for India’s last group-stage game vs Canada on June 15. Only the squad of 15 is allowed to be in the dugout/change room. Even in the game vs Pakistan in New York, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh, and Rinku Singh were cheering for the side from the stands.
Coming back to Shubman Gill unfollowing Rohit Sharma, a fan pointed out, "For the people who are wondering who Shubman unfollowed are Rohit Sharma, carbxn9, gxbrar, vaibhavvsharma_ and aulakh_manpreet. Rohit didn’t follow him back so he would have unfollowed him. Shubman and Bumrah never followed."