Shubman Gill, Avesh Khan to be released by Team India after T20 World Cup match against Canada: Report

According to Cricbuzz, Gill and Avesh, who are in the T20 World Cup squad as travelling reserves, flew to Florida with the team on Wednesday on a chartered flight. The flight was organised for both India and the USA sides after their group game at Nassau County International Stadium in New York.

The website learned that Gill and Avesh’s stay with the Indian team was only up till the US leg of the competition. They were only part of the squad because it wasn’t feasible for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to fly in an immediate replacement player to the US or the Caribbean in case of an emergency.

Gill and Avesh could still make the main Indian squad, if any of the players incur an unfortunate injury before or after the match against Canada on Saturday. But with the team already having a backup opener in Yashasvi Jaiswal and with the team expected to rely more on spinners for the Caribbean leg of the World Cup, the two are, in all likelihood, slated to return home by the end of this week.

This implies that Rinku Singh and Khaleel Ahmed, who are the remaining members of the travelling reserves for Team India, will continue with the main squad.

Following the match against Canada, India will travel to Bridgetown, Barbados for their first Super Eight match on June 20. Their other two matches are in Antigua on June 22 and in St Lucia on June 24.