Skipper of Indian cricket team Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the second Test against South Africa in Guwahati. Shubman Gill suffered a neck injury during the first Test match at Eden Gardens and did not bat during chase of India of 124. The Indian Cricket team lost the match by 30 runs, and absence of Gill was deeply felt. With the second Test of the two-match Test series beginning on Friday, Gill was hopeless to play and even travelled to Guwahati. But, he will not feature. 24-year-old top-order batter Sai Sudharsan will be part of the playing XI in place of Gill. Sai Sudharsan who made his Test debut in June in England. Sai Sudharsan has so far played five Tests, scoring 273 runs with an average of 30.33. In October, Sudharsan’s last match was at home against West Indies, in which he scored 39 and 87. He is a part of the squad for the South Africa series but did not play the first Test.
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After sustaining the neck injury on Day 2 of the first India vs South Africa Test, Shubman Gill had to be admitted to a Kolkata hospital. Later, he was discharged. Ahead of the second Test against South Africa starting November 22, he reached Guwahati with the team without wearing a neck brace.
As per news agency PTI, Gill probably requires at least 10 days to fully recover and then finish his rehabilitation to be match-ready. The reasonable step for selectors would be to rest him from the ODI series beginning November 30 in Ranchi. He will return for the T20s against South Africa.
After Shreyash Iyer’s on-field injury, he is far from fit, the last thing Shubman Gill wishes is a third captaincy contender in Axar Patel or KL Rahul, even if it means only in a stop-gap role.
