India, Dec. 3 -- Shubman Gill is close to regaining complete fitness. India's T20I vice-captain was named in the 15-member squad on Wednesday for the five-match series against South Africa that will serve as the final round of audition before the squad for next year's World Cup is finalised.

Gill's selection comes with a "subject to fitness" tag as he recovers from the neck injury he suffered during the Kolkata Test last month. The Test captain had travelled to Guwahati to try and regain fitness for the next Test but was hopelessly short of being fully fit.

He has featured in one batting session at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru and did not show any discomfort. The plan is for Gill to undergo more batting and ground conditioning ...