India’s Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill, as per reports, is gearing up to return to domestic cricket as he prepares to represent Punjab in the 2026-27 Ranji Trophy season. Gill sat out the side’s opening game against Assam in New Chandigarh, but now he is expected to feature in Punjab's upcoming clash against Chhattisgarh.
In Gill’s absence, former India U-19 skipper Uday Saharan led Punjab during their first match of the campaign. Meanwhile, Gill heads into the Ranji Trophy in outstanding form, having performed brilliantly in the recently concluded ODI series against West Indies. Gill played a massive role in India's 2-1 series win, amassing 334 runs across the three games at an impressive average of 167. Gill was in devastating form in the second ODI, slamming a splendid knock of 223 unbeaten off 133 deliveries.
Punjab: Vihaan Malhotra, Harnoor Singh, Uday Saharan (c), Jashanpreet Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Salil Arora (wk), Emanjot Singh Chahal, Harjas Singh Tandon, Harpreet Brar, Umesh Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Gursimran Singh, Anshul Chaudhary, Sanvir Singh, Anmol Malhotra, Shubman Gill
Chhattisgarh: Aayush Pandey, Sanidhya Hurkat, Anuj Tiwary (c), Amandeep Khare, Mayank Verma (wk), Vikalp Tiwari, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Rahul Pradhan, Dev Aditya Singh, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Sandeep Warrier, Rudra Pratap Dehari, Mohammad Sohail, Vashudev Bareth, Prateek Yadav, Sourabh Majumdar, Sanjeet Desai, Ashutosh Singh, Jayant Yadav