After beating South Africa 3-1 in the five-match T20I series in Ahmedabad on Friday night, India sealed their eighth successive series win in the shortest format. Despite that, Ajit Agarkar’s national selection committee decided to take some bold calls on Saturday while picking the squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup to be held in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8.  

They have dropped out-of-form opener Shubman Gill, who was vice-captain until the recently-concluded T20I series against the Proteas, and brought back in-form wicketkeeper-opener Ishan Kishan and attacking batter Rinku Singh to ensure better team balance.