The BCCI have supplied main replace on the health of Staff India Take a look at captain Shubman Gill forward of second Take a look at vs South Africa starting in Guwahati on Saturday.

Staff India have their backs pushed towards the wall within the two-match Take a look at collection towards reigning WTC champions South Africa. They’ve already misplaced the primary Take a look at at Eden Gardens in Kolkata final week by 30 runs and must win within the second recreation at Guwahati beginning on Saturday to degree the collection.

The house aspect suffered a giant blow with their skipper Shubman Gill dominated out of the primary Take a look at attributable to a neck harm. Gill needed to retire harm on 4 after injuring his neck and was unavailable to bat within the second innings because the Indian did not chase down 124 to win.

Now simply earlier than Indian workforce’s departure for Guwahati on Wednesday (November 19), they acquired some excellent news from the BCCI in regards to the well being and health of Gill. “Staff India captain Shubman Gill suffered a neck harm on Day 2 of the Kolkata Take a look at towards South Africa and was taken to the hospital for examination after the tip of day’s play,” a BCCI assertion learn.

“He was stored below remark and discharged the subsequent day. Shubman has been responding properly to the medical therapy supplied and can journey to Guwahati with the workforce on nineteenth November, 2025. He’ll proceed to be monitored by the BCCI medical workforce and a choice on his participation within the 2nd Take a look at might be taken accordingly,” the assertion added.

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Sai Sudharsan might exchange Shubman Gill

If Gill fails to recuperate from his harm in time to take the sector in Guwahati, his Gujarat Titans teammate Sai Sudharsan might exchange him within the taking part in 11. However that will even imply that Indian aspect will add one other left-handed batter to the combination already overflowing with southpaws.

If Gill misses out for Guwahati Take a look at, it is going to be an enormous loss for the Indian aspect. Gill is India’s main run-scorer in Take a look at cricket in 2025 with 983 runs in 9 video games at a median of 70.21 with 5 a whole bunch and 1 fifty.

Rishabh Pant must take over the Indian captaincy for the primary time in Take a look at format if Gill fails to participate within the second Take a look at. Pant is himself getting back from harm and performed his first worldwide recreation since July this 12 months the place he had fractured his leg.