Exclusive: Gill to play in Vijay Hazare Trophy; Ranji Trophy appearance on the cards too

India Test and ODI skipper Shubman Gill is each acceptable to play 2 Vijay Hazare Trophy fixtures for Punjab connected January 3 and January 6. He has already confirmed his availability to the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) and besides expressed keenness to play the remaining rounds of the Ranji Trophy."Shubman volition beryllium playing the 2 games successful January - connected 3rd and 6th - earlier joining the squad for the ODI bid versus New Zealand. He besides wants to play the remaining rounds of Ranji Trophy for Punjab," A PCA authoritative told TimesofIndia.com.

Unceremoniously dropped from India's T20I squad for the World Cup adjacent year, Gill volition beryllium backmost successful enactment for the List A games vs Sikkim connected January 3 and Goa connected January 6. Both games volition beryllium played successful Jaipur and the 27-year-old opener volition past articulation the ODI squad successful Vadodara for the bid against New Zealand.The 3 lucifer ODI bid ends connected January 18 successful Indore and Gill is past expected to get immoderate red-ball crippled clip successful the remaining 2 rounds of the Ranji Trophy.Punjab are scheduled to play Saurashtra from January 22 successful Rajkot and past Karnataka successful Mullanpur from January 29. If each stays connected track, PCA is optimistic of having the services of the India Test skipper successful the past 2 radical games. Punjab are presently sixth successful Group B standings with conscionable 1 triumph successful 5 fixtures.When the Indian T20I squad volition beryllium playing the World Cup astatine location successful February-March, Gill volition acquisition the home grind earlier absorption shifts to the IPL successful the past week of March.