Overview
- The Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee will meet online on January 3 to pick the squad, with the team to assemble in Vadodara on January 7 and ODIs on January 11 (Vadodara), 14 (Rajkot) and 18 (Indore).
- Shreyas Iyer remains in rehabilitation at the BCCI Centre of Excellence, leaving the No. 4 batting slot open for this series.
- Devdutt Padikkal, Sarfaraz Khan and Ruturaj Gaikwad have pressed claims with recent Vijay Hazare Trophy hundreds.
- Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah are expected to be rested to manage workloads ahead of the T20 World Cup.
- KL Rahul is set as the first-choice wicketkeeper, with Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel vying for the second keeper role.