The Indian cricket team is slowly undergoing a transition, and though none of the players are assured of their position or even their future within the Indian side, Shubman Gill is surely in the plans for the future. He has been handed the Test and ODI captaincy and was considered to be in line to take over the T20I captaincy after Suryakumar Yadav.
During India's first Test against South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Shubman Gill played just three balls, hit a boundary and then the very next moment clutched his neck and left the field. He never returned during the game and was ruled out of the next game as well as the ODI series.
Shubman was flown back to Mumbai, and then he was supposed to start the rehab with several concerns around his fitness. India might not want to risk him for the T20Is, considering that after this series, they will have some considerable time to relax and return for the New Zealand white-ball series next year.
Yashasvi Jaiswal might return to the T20I setup for India
Though Jaiswal has been a regular in the longest format of the game for India, he was dropped from the T20I side since the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup and the series following it. Abhishek Sharma has served as a dynamic opening option, and Sanju Samson's promotion led to Jaiswal being sidelined from the T20I side.
If Shubman is unavailable for the T20 series (in COE) - Team Mgt is thinking of trying Abhishek & Jaiswal and not Sanju at the topThere is a review meeting today with T20 selection meeting
— Rohit Juglan (@rohitjuglan) December 2, 2025
Hardik Pandya is likely to return to international cricket after 2 months of rehabilitation
India might be without the services of Shubman Gill, but they are likely to have their most veteran all-rounder returning to the shortest format. Hardik Pandya is likely to be back with the Indian side from the South Africa T20Is.
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