Indian selectors dropped Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill on Saturday from the T20 squad for the World Cup in February after a prolonged form slump.

Gill, 26, has scored only 291 runs in his past 15 matches in the game’s shortest format at an average of 24.25.

“Shubman Gill is short of runs at the moment,” chief selector Ajit Agarkar told reporters in Mumbai.

However, batter Suryakumar Yadav was retained as captain despite similar concerns over his form.

A T20 specialist, Suryakumar has managed just 244 runs across his last 22 innings in the format, without a single fifty.

“We have full faith in our captain to deliver during the World Cup,” Agarkar said.

Suryakumar acknowledged that his “rough patch” had been going on for too long.

“I know what to do. I have time to fix it. We will definitely see Surya the batter,” the captain said.

All-rounder Axar Patel was named as Suryakumar’s deputy.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan was rewarded for his stellar form in domestic cricket with a spot in the 15-member squad.

Kishan last played for India in 2023.

The same team will also play five home T20Is against New Zealand from January 21, the last round of international matches before the World Cup.

The 10th edition of the tournament, which will be hosted by Sri Lanka and India, will feature 20 nations.

India are the defending champions, having beaten South Africa in a thrilling 2024 final in Barbados.

World T20 squad:

Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Axar Patel (vice-capt) Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Washington Sundar, Ishan Kishan.

In a landmark reversal, the Delaware Supreme Court on Friday, December 19, restored the 2018 compensation package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

The deal is now valued around $139 billion. The decision overturns a 2024 lower court ruling that had nullified the pay plan as “unfathomable.”

With this decision, a year-long battle that started when a shareholder owning just nine Tesla shares challenged the package.

In her 2024 decision, Delaware Chancery Court Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick found Tesla’s board had failed to prove the massive award was fair to shareholders, citing conflicts of interest and a lack of full disclosure.

However, the state’s highest court disagreed, stating in a 49-page opinion that completely rescinding the package was “inequitable” and “leaves Musk uncompensated for his time and efforts over a period of six years.”

The 2018 package grants Musk stock options to buy about 304 million Tesla shares at a steep discount if the company hit ambitious financial and operational milestones (all of which company has achieved).

The legal fight had significant repercussions. Musk, incensed by initial voiding of his pay, launched a fierce campaign against Delaware’s corporate legal system, calling it hostile to business and urging companies to incorporate elsewhere.

Various high-profile firms such as Coinbase and Roblox, resultantly moved their legal homes to states such as Texas and Nevada.

Musk celebrated the ruling on his social media platform X (formerly Twitter), posting that he was “vindicated.”

In after-hours trading, Tesla shares were slightly up.

The reinstatement of the 2018 package comes just weeks after Tesla shareholders approved a new, even larger compensation plan for Musk in November.

That package could be worth up to $878 billion if the company meets extraordinary growth targets over the next decade.

Lawyers for the shareholder who originally challenged the 2018 deal said they were “considering our next steps” and remained “proud to have participated in the historic verdict below.”

The Supreme Court’s decision solidifies Musk’s position as the world’s richest person as this title is largely built on his Tesla and SpaceX holdings.