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Gill was rested for T20s to manage workload<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"bc8fa37b-0b6e-46b5-98a8-80b3ad1b8efb\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-4dd7d929-bf40-4daf-b522-439b533d6c12 [data-leaf-element=\\\"true\\\"]\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate(0.17385019913770006%, 0.20888705549434702%) scale(1.4504504504504505)\",\"translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-171371d9-ad5b-4536-993e-700c677efc70\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":1000,\"duration\":3000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-bd49eca5-21f9-4e2f-9ed6-b04f3fb5c307\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(0px, 150.79367%, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":1000,\"duration\":3000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#c4c3be\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-4dd7d929-bf40-4daf-b522-439b533d6c12\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-1465d7c2-3384-4809-835c-183f78887446\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:306.2069%;height:111%;left:-102.3076%;top:-5.44899%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/527339345-18519153148006029-6779927516733443035-n.jpg\" alt=\"527339345_18519153148006029_6779927516733443035_n\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<div class=\"element-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.3) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-background-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.3) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:71.68285%;width:76.69903%;height:24.91909%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-171371d9-ad5b-4536-993e-700c677efc70\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-bd49eca5-21f9-4e2f-9ed6-b04f3fb5c307\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0px, 150.79367%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 1.2987012987012987% 1.2987012987012987% 1.2987012987012987% 1.2987012987012987%\" id=\"el-db8c1e50-6e6e-4756-8e77-3f7531bf157d\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.6368670886075947% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.404531em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">With Rohit and Kohli\u2019s T20 futures uncertain, Gill may become a regular top-order name alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"aae27c77-469c-4175-afc8-303eeed75058\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-af297a96-9830-4421-853b-4021d9a8fff5 [data-leaf-element=\\\"true\\\"]\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate(-3.5712186997862427%, -13.436575880149386%) scale(1.2688172043010753)\",\"translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-dbcb98c5-14d4-4fc0-a5f0-773c293f97bf\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":1000,\"duration\":3000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-8bd69999-2b7c-4627-8694-6ce64c05058b\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(0px, 150.79367%, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":1000,\"duration\":3000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#565574\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-af297a96-9830-4421-853b-4021d9a8fff5\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-85b15d8d-8054-436b-87bf-5af639623947\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:425.14286%;height:186%;left:-205.76644%;top:-85.98629%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/477384339-18485730568006029-7631206434051509455-n.jpg\" alt=\"477384339_18485730568006029_7631206434051509455_n\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<div class=\"element-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.3) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-background-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.3) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:71.68285%;width:76.69903%;height:24.91909%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-dbcb98c5-14d4-4fc0-a5f0-773c293f97bf\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-8bd69999-2b7c-4627-8694-6ce64c05058b\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0px, 150.79367%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 1.2987012987012987% 1.2987012987012987% 1.2987012987012987% 1.2987012987012987%\" id=\"el-eeb3fbeb-81da-44df-8918-f6512e728c2d\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.6368670886075947% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.404531em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; 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