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India vs South Africa T20Is: India's T20I vice-captain Shubman Gill has lifted the curtains on his arduous recovery journey from a serious neck injury, stating he is feeling "much better" ahead of his comeback in the T20 International series against South Africa after undergoing extensive rehabilitation at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.

Gill has received the green light from the Centre of Excellence (CoE) to participate in the upcoming five-match T20I series against the Proteas, starting from Tuesday.

In a video shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Gill revealed he is feeling "much better" following an intensive regimen of skill and training sessions.

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"I'm feeling much better. I think the day that I came here, from that day till today, I've had quite a bit of skill sessions and some training sessions. So, I feel much, much better," Gill told 'bcci.tv'.

Recently, BCCI shared a glimpse of Gill's intense training and rehabilitation sessions under the guidance of strength and conditioning coach S Rajnikanth.

Gill was also seen shadow practising the sweep shot in the video. Having spent considerable time at the National Cricket Academy, Gill recalled his time at the Centre of Excellence on Bengaluru's outskirts.

"Growing up playing under-14, under-16, you know, it used to be a thing among us where we used to be like someone has been to the NCA and come back," he said.

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"When you're coming here, you know, you're kind of the cream of the crop. So, you know, you have the skillset to be able to reach to the next level and make use of the facility where you know how I can go to the next level physically or how I can go to the next level mentally," said Gill.

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