Shubman Gill is out since he suffered a neck injury during the first Test against South Africa in Kolkata last month. (Photo by AFP) NEW DELHI: India have named Shubman Gill as Suryakumar Yadav’s replacement for the upcoming five-match T20I series against South Africa starting December 9, subject to final medical clearance. Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah also return in the 15-man squad, while Rinku Singh has been left out.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SIGN UP NOW!Gill has been sidelined since he suffered a neck injury during the first Test against South Africa in Kolkata last month, which ruled him out of the second Test in Guwahati as well as the ODI series.
Details of Shubman Gill’s rehabilitation in BCCI CoE to return for SA T20I
Hardik Pandya is making his comeback after recovering from a left quadriceps injury sustained during the Asia Cup Super Fours match against Sri Lanka in Dubai on September 26. Earlier this week, he signaled full fitness when Baroda went unbeaten against Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after rehabbing at the BCCI Center of Excellence in Bengaluru.The T20Is will be played at five venues — Cuttack (December 9), Mullanpur (December 11), Dharamsala (December 14), Lucknow (December 17) and Ahmedabad (December 19).The squad is largely similar to the group that toured Australia recently, with only a few changes – most notably the absence of Rinku Singh and Rinki Singh, both of whom featured in the Australia series.India Squad for T20I Series vs SA: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC)*, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Harshiteep Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Har Washington.Note: * Subject to eligibility approval from BCCI COE.
