Shubman Gill has been picked for the T20 International series against South Africa as vice-captain after recovering from a neck injury that kept him out of the ongoing ODI matches.
Gill, who is India's Test and ODI captain, sustained the injury during the opening Test against the Proteas in Kolkata. He was subsequently ruled out of the second Test in Guwahati and the ODI series that followed.
A BCCI official said on Wednesday that Gill has recovered fully and has been included in the squad. “He will be back as vice-captain subject to fitness," said the official.
The selection committee meeting to pick the T20 squad took place here on Wednesday. The five-match series begins on December 9 in Cuttack. Suryakumar Yadav is the regular T20I skipper for India.
The BCCI official denied reports that Board officials are planning to hold a meeting with senior players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir on the growing murmurs around dressing room tensions between them.
There has been intense speculation about whether 37-year-old Kohli and 38-year-old Rohit can carry on playing till the 2027 World Cup. Gambhir and national selection committee head Ajit Agarkar have remained non-committal on the possibility. "No meeting will take place mid-series. We will see what's to be done once the series is over," said the official. India had lost to South Africa 0-2 in the Test series.
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