I dont know if its something personal, but I don’t like Tilak Varma. There’s something about him that gives me neg vibes, very quota player types.
Anyways Samson is doing well, has scored 3 centuries recently, has the backing of the team management. I don’t see why he should or could be dropped for a black sheep Jitesh Sharma. They probably won’t want the Justice gang to come out again.
So why shouldn’t both Gill and Samson play? Why shouldn’t Gill replace Tilak Varma at No 3? Even Samson can drop down to No. 3, where he plays for RR often.
I don’t see why India can’t bench Jitesh and Tilak for the sake of continuity.
And finally, keep Rinku Songh at No. 8 or whatever.
Gill, Sharma, Samson, SKY, Hardik, Axar, Dube, Rinku, Varun, Arshdeep, Bumrah.
What’s wrong with this XI? It’s the most obvious choice.