Guwahati: The ODI workforce for the South Africa sequence might be introduced quickly, and captain Shubman Gill will miss it. But it surely does not finish there. The ODI captain might not play any cricket this 12 months and could also be again in motion solely subsequent 12 months towards New Zealand. His neck damage is extra severe than it appears, and one understands that it’s a nerve damage. He has been given an injection, and in response to a report, a replica of which is with TOI, his rehab will begin after fairly a couple of days. The workforce administration needs him to be match as quickly as potential, however with the T20 World Cup simply across the nook in February-March, they do not wish to irritate his damage. Therefore, it’s possible that he’ll miss the T20Is towards South Africa as nicely and might be again in motion in January towards New Zealand. Gill is at present in Mumbai, the place his health might be assessed by the BCCI medical workforce. It’s possible that KL Rahul may very well be handed the captaincy on a stop-gap foundation.Rishabh Pant can be one of many contenders, regardless that he has not been a part of the ODI workforce for some time now. Will probably be attention-grabbing if the BCCI considers him for the management position in white-ball cricket. With Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal set to open, the third opener’s slot might be vacant, and it will not be a foul thought to have Abhishek Sharma within the squad. In the meantime, with Jasprit Bumrah prone to sit out the ODIs, the choice committee might look to incorporate Akash Deep together with Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, and Arshdeep Singh. Bowling coach Morne Morkel labored lengthy and onerous with Akash Deep with the white ball on Saturday, the place the Bengal bowler gave the impression to be engaged on yorkers. It was a great indication that he might discover a place within the squad.