India, Dec. 8 -- India's T20I vice-captain Shubman Gill is back and raring to go in the upcoming five-match series against South Africa, beginning Tuesday, December 9, in Cuttack. The 26-year-old who leads India in Tests and ODIs faced a neck injury in the opening Test of the two-match series against the Proteas in Kolkata, and this resulted in him spending almost a month on the sidelines. The right-hander faced just three balls in the first innings at the Eden Gardens, and after playing a sweep shot off Simon Harmer, the young batter faced pain in his neck, and he eventually had to be taken off the field.

A subsequent hospitalisation resulted in him missing the next Test in Guwahati and then the three-match ODI series against the same o...