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Gill, who is just not playing within the 2nd India-South Africa Test and was not picked for the ODI series as well on November 23, is predicted to next play in 3 ODIs against Recent Zealand.
Shubman Gill set to make comeback during 3-match ODI series against Recent Zealand. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Shubman Gill is captain of India’s Test and ODI team, but after suffering a neck injury on Day 2 of the India-South Africa Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, he is just not playing in the continuing second Test between the 2 teams at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. The 26-year-old right-handed batter from Punjab was not included within the ODI squad as well on Sunday for the three-match series starting November 30 in Ranchi. And if reports are to be believed, then Gill is unlikely to play for India again in 2025.
There have been hopes of him getting slot in time for the T20I series starting December 9 in Cuttack, but in response to a modern report in news agency PTI, Gill, who can also be the vice-captain of India’s T20I side, is predicted to make a comeback through the ODI series against Recent Zealand in January 2026.
“The selectors expect that Shubman Gill’s neck injury will heal and he will likely be back against Recent Zealand (3 ODIs in January 2026),” a BCCI source told PTI on condition of anonymity.
India will face Recent Zealand in three ODIs and five T20Is in January 2026. The ODI series opener will likely be played at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on January 11, and the subsequent two 50-over matches are scheduled to happen at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on January 14 and at Indore’s Holkar Stadium on January 18.
The five T20I matches will likely be played in Nagpur, Raipur, Guwahati, Visakhapatnam and Thiruvananthapuram on January 21, 23, 26, 28 and 31, respectively.
Jaiswal to switch Gill for SA T20Is?
Within the absence of Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal is predicted to switch him within the T20I squad for the five matches in front of home fans. Jaiswal, who was the member of the Indian team that won the T20 World Cup title in 2024 under Rohit Sharma’s leadership, last played a T20I match for India in July 2024 against Sri Lanka in Pallekele.
Gill was preferred over him for the Asia Cup 2025 and in addition appointed because the captain. He did not do much with the bat within the eight-team tournament but was still retained within the squad for the five-match away series in Australia.
November 24, 2025, 09:08 IST
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