Overview
- Reports from News18 and InsideSport indicate Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer are likely to miss the three ODIs due to a neck issue and a spleen laceration, respectively.
- KL Rahul is widely expected to serve as interim ODI captain, with InsideSport suggesting Axar Patel could be deputy, while Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are unlikely to be named skipper.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal is projected to open if Gill is rested, Tilak Varma is seen as the No. 4 option, and Rishabh Pant is tipped to return in place of Dhruv Jurel.
- Spin balance is under discussion, with News18 pointing to Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel and Washington Sundar, and InsideSport floating Varun Chakravarthy’s recall and Prasidh Krishna’s omission.
- The ODIs are scheduled for November 30, December 3 and December 6 in Ranchi, Raipur and Visakhapatnam, with the official squad announcement expected this week.