Overview
- BCCI named a 15 for three ODIs starting January 11 in Vadodara, with Shubman Gill as captain and Shreyas Iyer vice-captain subject to BCCI COE fitness clearance.
- Rishabh Pant was retained as KL Rahul’s backup wicketkeeper, leaving Ishan Kishan outside the ODI group despite recent domestic outings.
- Mohammed Siraj returned to the squad alongside Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana and Prasidh Krishna, with Jasprit Bumrah rested as part of workload management.
- Hardik Pandya was not selected after the BCCI Centre of Excellence did not clear him to bowl a full 10-over quota in ODIs.
- Ruturaj Gaikwad and Mohammed Shami were left out, drawing criticism from former players and Bengal’s coach, while unconfirmed reports say Shami was not discussed and that Gill supported keeping Pant as backup.