Key facts
- Rajat Patidar led RCB to two IPL titles in 2025 and 2026.
- Rajat Patidar has not impressed the selection committee enough for a T20I call-up.
- Shubman Gill is currently not in T20I plans.
- Shubman Gill is expected to return before the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
- Shubman Gill is expected to return before the T20 World Cup in Australia.
- The selection committee is led by Ajit Agarkar.
- Gill's T20I snub is not over strike-rate.
Rajat Patidar, despite leading Royal Challengers Bangalore to two Indian Premier League titles in the 2025 and 2026 seasons, has not earned a T20 International call-up. The Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee has indicated that his IPL performances have not been sufficient to impress them for T20I inclusion. This suggests that success in domestic franchise leagues does not automatically translate to national team selection in the shortest format of the game.