Gill, Abhishek, Arshdeep to play Vijay Hazare Trophy after T20 World Cup snub

• Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, and Arshdeep Singh will represent Punjab in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy.
• Their inclusion follows a BCCI directive for centrally contracted players to participate in the national ODI championship.
• Gill and Arshdeep's participation will be limited due to India's ODI series against New Zealand from January 11-18.
• Abhishek Sharma is expected to play more matches as his international commitments are primarily T20s.
• The group stage runs from December 24 to January 8; senior players like Rohit Sharma and Gill may miss crucial later matches due to national duty.

Why It Matters: T20 World Cup-snubbed Gill, Abhishek, Arshdeep join Vijay Hazare Trophy per BCCI mandate.