Overview
- PTI reports that Gill has been cleared to play the opening T20I on December 9 in Cuttack, with the T20I group assembling there and training to begin Sunday.
- Head coach Gautam Gambhir confirmed Gill is fit and ready to start, ending uncertainty over his availability.
- The CoE stated he met all return-to-play criteria after rehabilitation that included batting, fielding and match-simulation work.
- A formal fitness communication was sent to the team’s Sports Science and Medicine staff, naming physio Kamlesh Jain, S&C coach Adrian Le Roux and team doctor Dr Charles.
- Gill sustained a whiplash neck injury in the Kolkata Test and missed the second Test and the ODI series, while all-rounder Hardik Pandya is also reported fit to return for the T20Is.