Overview
- BCCI and team medical sources say Gill consulted spinal specialist Dr Abhay Nene in Mumbai, received an injection for his neck issue and must rest before starting rehabilitation.
- Selectors meet on November 23 to name the ODI and T20I squads, with KL Rahul the frontrunner for a stop‑gap captaincy and Rishabh Pant also discussed, according to PTI and team sources.
- Reports indicate Gill is doubtful for the T20Is beginning December 9, with a fresh evaluation planned next week to determine next steps.
- Vice‑captain Shreyas Iyer remains sidelined after a spleen laceration, with staged rehab advised, avoidance of intra‑abdominal strain and a two‑month USG guiding his return to organised work at the BCCI Centre of Excellence.
- With Gill and Iyer unavailable, Yashasvi Jaiswal is expected to open and Pant or Tilak Varma could fill the No. 4 role, as selectors rebalance combinations for the November 30–December 6 ODI leg.