India, June 18 -- Former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin has questioned the absence of Shubman Gill in the T20 format, along with the non-selection of Sarfaraz Khan and Auqib Nabi in the Test team.

Azharuddin said Gill, who has been leading India in Tests and ODIs, has handled the captaincy role "very well" and should not have been dropped from any format.

Gill, who was India's vice-captain in T20Is, was dropped from the squad before the T20 World Cup earlier this year.

"Gill is handling (captaincy job) very well. His individual performance has also improved a lot. He is one of the finest players; I don't know why they don't select him for T20s," Azharuddin said.

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