NEW DELHI: Indian ODI captain Shubman Gill, world number one T20 batter Abhishek Sharma and left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh were on Monday included in Punjab’s squad for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy, in line with the BCCI’s directive mandating participation in the National One-Day Championship.

Gill, who was left out of India’s T20 World Cup squad, and Arshdeep, a regular in the white-ball setup, are likely to be available only for two to three matches, with India’s ODI series against New Zealand set to begin on January 11.

Placed in group C alongside favourites Mumbai, Punjab will open their campaign against Maharashtra on December 24 and Chhattisgarh on December 26. These are the fixtures in which Gill and Arshdeep are expected to feature.

Abhishek, who is only in contention for T20Is, could be available for a longer stretch of the tournament.

The high-profile Mumbai vs Punjab clash in Jaipur is scheduled for January 8, by which time both Mumbai’s Rohit Sharma and Punjab’s Gill are expected to be unavailable.

Punjab’s VHT squad: Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Harnoor Pannu, Anmolpreet Singh, Uday Saharan, Naman Dhir, Salil Arora (wk), Sanvir Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Jashanpreet Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Harpreet Brar, Raghu Sharma, Krish Bhagat, Gourav Choudhary and Sukhdeep Bajwa

(With PTI Inputs)