India captain Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the side's upcoming ODI series against South Africa, sources told India Today, after the opener sustained a neck injury during the first Test in Kolkata. With Gill unavailable, the focus has now shifted to leadership, and KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant have emerged as the two clear front-runners to replace him as India’s stand-in ODI captain.

The three-match ODI series between India and South Africa is scheduled to begin on November 30 in Ranchi, before moving to Raipur on December 3 and concluding in Vizag on December 6. With the BCCI set to announce India’s white-ball squads at a selection meeting in Mumbai on November 23, a final call on the captaincy is expected to be taken at the same time. Sources indicate that with Gill ruled out, and Shr

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