The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Centre of Excellence (CoE) has declared Shubman Gill fit for selection for the India vs South Africa T20I series. The board had named Gill in the squad with an asterisk, and reports had suggested that India’s vice-captain could miss the first two matches.
Shubman Gill fit for selection
Gill had checked into the CoE on December 1 and commenced batting in the nets a couple of days later. But the selection pointed towards the expectation that Gill will regain fitness for the series. According to PTI, CoE has granted Gill with Return to Play (RTP) clearance.
“Shubman Gill has successfully completed his rehabilitation at CoE and has met the requisite criteria to be declared fit for all formats of the game,” a communication from CoE stated to the Sports Science and Medicine (SSM) team, which includes physio Kamlesh Jain, strength and conditioning coach Adrian Le Roux, and sports doctor Dr Charles.
Gill is expected to arrive in Cuttack on December 6. Team India will set up camp on December 7 since the India vs South Africa 3rd ODI is underway in Visakhapatnam.
India’s squad for South Africa T20I series
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, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sunda
IND vs SA T20I series schedule
| Match | Date | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st T20I | Dec 9 | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack | 7:00 PM |
| 2nd T20I | Dec 11 | Mullanpur, Chandigarh | 7:00 PM |
| 3rd T20I | Dec 14 | HPCA, Dharamsala | 7:00 PM |
| 4th T20I | Dec 17 | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | 7:00 PM |
| 5th T20I | Dec 19 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | 7:00 PM |
