Overview
- The BCCI Centre of Excellence declared Gill fit for all formats after he completed rehabilitation and met medical performance criteria.
- BCCI management has received his fitness certificate, confirming availability for the five-match T20I series against South Africa.
- Gill returns to the T20I squad as Suryakumar Yadav’s deputy, reinforcing India’s leadership group for the series.
- He sustained a neck injury in the first Test in Kolkata and subsequently missed the second Test and the three-match ODI series.
- Reports indicate he is likely to be available from the first T20I on December 9 in Cuttack, while Hardik Pandya has proved fitness domestically and is expected to rejoin during the series.