 "Shubman Gill suffered a whiplash injury on the second day of the Kolkata Test. AFP")
Shubman Gill will be playing the upcoming T20I series against South Africa after the medical team at the Centre of Excellence reportedly confirmed that he is fully fit to play international cricket. Gill was selected for the five-match T20I series subject to fitness as the vice-captain of the team.
The 25-year-old had been out of action since the second day of the first Test against South Africa in Kolkata where he suffered a neck injury . He was hospitalised for a few days and was also administered with pain-killing injections.
Gill was forced to miss the ongoing ODI series due to his injury but now will be seen in India colours soon with the T20Is beginning December 9 in Cuttack.
CoE clears Shubman Gill
Gill was completing his rehabilitation programme at Bengaluru’s Centre of Excellence and after assessment he has been cleared to participate in the entire T20I series.
“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 the Centre of Excellence stated to the Sports Science and Medicine (SSM) team according to a report in the Times of India.
The SSM team includes physio Kamlesh Jain, strength and conditioning coach Adrian Le Roux, and sports doctor Dr Charles.
Apart from clearing all the rehabilitation protocols in Bengaluru, Gill also underwent full-intensity batting and fielding sessions in simulated match conditions to prove full fitness.
Gill, the captain of the Indian team in Tests and ODIs, was promoted as the deputy skipper in the T20 team ahead of the Asia Cup. He also opened for the side in the Asia Cup and then in the series in Australia, suggesting that the team management is looking at him as the regular opening option going into the 2026 T20 World Cup.
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Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar.