Shubman Gill Will Not Play For India Against Afghanistan In The ICC World Cup, The BCCI Has Said
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Monday that Indian opener Shubman Gill won’t be available for Team India’s forthcoming match against Afghanistan at the ICC World Cup 2023. Gill won’t be going to Delhi with Rohit and company today. India’s opening batter was absent from Chennai’s match against Australia in the ICC World Cup 2023. The BCCI provided a critical health update for the Indian opening by announcing that Gill will remain in Chennai.
The medical staff will be in charge of the Indian. There was some uncertainty around Gill’s availability for India’s World Cup 2023 opener against Pat Cummins’ Australia as numerous reports stated that the Indian batsman may have dengue. Despite Gill’s status as a questionable starter, Indian captain Rohit did not exclude the great batter from India’s critical match against Australia. Ishan Kishan was chosen to replace the ailing batter after Rohit subsequently verified that Gill hadn’t recovered in time.
Gill won’t be there, so will Kishan carry on?
The wicketkeeper-batsman Kishan, who was brought in to take Shubman’s place for India’s World Cup debut against Australia, opened the innings alongside captain Rohit. In contrast to Kishan, Gill’s like-for-like substitute struggled against Australia and was given a golden duck by veteran pacer Mitchell Starc in Chennai. At the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday, India defeated Australia by 6 wickets despite the absence of starter Gill. KL Rahul’s unbeaten 97 (115) and Virat Kohli’s outstanding 85 (116) helped India defeat the five-time world champions at the Chepauk.
What the BCCI said in the medical update concerning Gill
Shubman Gill, the squad’s batsman, won’t be going to Delhi with the team on October 9, 2023. The team’s opening batter, who missed the team’s first game against Australia in Chennai as part of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, is expected to miss the team’s upcoming game against Afghanistan in Delhi on October 11. The top cricket body announced in a statement that he would remain in Chennai under the care of the medical staff.
Gill in scorching form
For India, Gill had a remarkable past year, particularly in the limited-overs format. The 24-year-old has scored the most runs for India in ODIs so far this season. Gill, an opening batsman for India, has 1,230 runs, averaging 72.35. The in-form batsman, who has a strike rate of 105.03, has been able to score 50 runs or more in half of his innings throughout the World Cup. India will square off with arch-rival Pakistan on October 14 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad after playing Afghanistan on October 11 in the nation’s capital.
