Overview

• Multiple outlets report Gill, named North Zone captain, will skip the Bengaluru tournament due to illness, with officials yet to issue a formal confirmation.
• A separate report says BCCI physios submitted a blood-test assessment advising he not play, a claim not publicly confirmed by the board.
• North Zone had already listed Shubham Rohilla as Gill’s replacement in the squad, and vice-captain Ankit Kumar is positioned to take charge.
• The Duleep Trophy begins August 28 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, overlapping with India’s Asia Cup preparations.
• Earlier, BCCI’s Abey Kuruvilla urged zones to field available India players after South Zone left out KL Rahul, Washington Sundar and Mohammed Siraj, with named captain Tilak Varma unavailable due to national duties.