Overview
- The Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel communicated the order during the South Africa T20Is, telling players participation is not optional.
- Virat Kohli will play for Delhi and Rohit Sharma for Mumbai, with seniors including Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah asked to feature in two games.
- Exemptions require a BCCI Centre of Excellence fitness ruling, while Shreyas Iyer is expected to sit out as he continues injury recovery.
- Six Vijay Hazare rounds run from December 24 to January 11, allowing players and state associations to choose which two matches to play.
- PTI reports the New Zealand T20I squad and the T20 World Cup squad are expected to be announced together in early January with likely overlap, while Jasprit Bumrah has temporarily left the SA series for a family medical emergency.