Mohali, Oct. 17 -- Indian skipper Shubman Gill has made himself available for Punjab's second-round Ranji Trophy fixture at New Chandigarh against Chhattisgarh, with the former U19 captain Uday Saharan leading the side, reported Cricinfo.

Gill is the last-minute addition to squad, returning for some domestic red-ball cricket ahead of the New Zealand Test matches starting from November 19 onwards. Before this, he will feature in the first three ODIs of the five-match series against the Kiwis taking place from November 4 to 15, with his deputy Shreyas Iyer set to take the ODI captaincy armband once Gill leaves for Test preparation.

In three Tests this year, Gill has made 200 runs in four innings at an average of 50.00, with a ton and fift...