Shubman Gill and Avesh Khan are set to take the flight back home after India’s last group game vs Canada in Florida on June 15. Both Gill and Avesh reached Florida with the rest of the team on Wednesday but will not travel to the West Indies for the Super 8 stage of the 2024 T20 World Cup.
The decision to release Gill and Avesh wasn’t part of the original plan and it was a late call taken by the team management. Apart from Gill and Avesh, Rinku Singh and Khaleel Ahmed are the other travelling reserves but both will continue to stay with the squad.
“It’s a call by the Indian team management. As per the original plan, both Gill and Avesh were supposed to travel for the entire tournament but the management has now decided to release them,” says a well-placed source.
The reserves were training with the main squad in New York where the side played their first three games. The likes of Khaleel, Avesh and Rinku were cheering for the side from the stands during the high-octane clash vs Pakistan but Gill was a notable absentee. The classy right-hander didn’t travel to the stadium for that clash and chose to stay back in the hotel.
Rohit Sharma and Co. won their three games in testing conditions in New York and would look to maintain the unbeaten run before entering the Super 8 stage. The forecast in Florida is not encouraging and there has been some rain since the team touched base.
June 13 is a rest day for the squad after the travel and they will only train if weather permits on June 14.
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