"Never a dull day in BCCI affairs" - Fans react to Shubman Gill's name being initially missing in Team India's 2023 Asia Cup squad

Confusion was at the fore during Team India's squad announcement for the Asia Cup. Shubman Gill's absence in the initially named squad surprised fans, with speculations ranging from a last-minute injury to a late radical decision by the selection committee.

However, it turned out to be a minor blunder as the opening batter was subsequently named in the final Team India squad for the continental tournament.

While Gill's form has considerably dropped since the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL), nobody would have expected that to result in a straight-up ax from the squad. His rich vein of form in the home season made him one of the first names on the team sheet.

The youngster has been expected to continue opening the batting with Rohit Sharma, and there is no change to that plan.

Fans, however, were not pleased with the error made by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as well as the broadcasters, given that it is such a high-profile tournament like the Asia Cup. Here are some of the reactions on Twitter, where fans gave the BCCI a piece of their mind.

Shubman Gill has produced a poor run of scores since the 2023 IPL

Gill had a landmark IPL 2023 season, ending up as the Orange Cap winner. However, his form has faded since then; the right-handed batter had a poor all-format series against the West Indies.

Shubman Gill batted at No. 3 in the Test series after Cheteshwar Pujara was dropped and Yashasvi Jaiswal was promoted to the top. The switch did not pan out quite as hoped for Gill, as he scored only 45 runs in the two-match series.

He compiled two fifties across the eight white-ball matches that followed but managed poor scores in the remaining games.

Team India squad for the 2023 Asia Cup

Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav and Prasidh Krishna.

Will the young opening batter's form turn around at the 2023 Asia Cup? Let us know what you think.

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