Overview
- India named a 15-man squad for the three-match series starting January 11, with Yashasvi Jaiswal retained in the ODI group.
- Shubman Gill returns as captain alongside Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, and Mohammed Siraj reenters the attack.
- Shreyas Iyer was included as vice-captain, with his availability contingent on BCCI Centre of Excellence fitness clearance.
- Gaikwad was omitted despite a maiden ODI century in November and strong Vijay Hazare Trophy scores for Maharashtra.
- Dhruv Jurel and Tilak Varma were also left out, drawing a wave of online criticism of the selection decision.