Overview
- Gill misses the three ODIs starting November 30 in Ranchi, with further scans ongoing in Mumbai and his availability for the T20Is described as uncertain.
- Rahul takes charge of a 15-player group that includes wicketkeeping options Rahul and Rishabh Pant, with Dhruv Jurel also named.
- Vice‑captain Shreyas Iyer remains unavailable under a multi‑month rehabilitation plan following an abdominal and spleen injury sustained in October.
- Ruturaj Gaikwad and Tilak Varma are recalled, while Ravindra Jadeja returns to the ODI fold; Yashasvi Jaiswal is set to partner Rohit Sharma at the top.
- Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj are rested, Axar Patel is omitted, Hardik Pandya is still recovering, and the attack features Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar and Jadeja.