India’s Shubman Gill, who missed the first two matches of the 2023 World Cup against Australia and Afghanistan, will miss Saturday’s heated match against Pakistan as he continues to recover from dengue fever. is. On Monday, the BCCI addressed Gill’s condition for the first time, issuing a statement saying the 24-year-old did not travel with the team to Delhi, where India will play Afghanistan on Wednesday. However, what the BCCI has not disclosed is that Gill was admitted in Chennai due to low platelet count and is currently undergoing treatment at Kaveri Hospital.
As first reported, cliqbuzzMr Gill’s low platelet count has caused concern, with medical experts recommending treatment and limiting him from air travel. BCCI’s chief physician Dr Rizwan Khan is currently attending Gill in Chennai. Gill arrived in Chennai along with other members of the Indian team but has been absent since October 4, the day before India’s World Cup opener.
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In the case of dengue fever, the fever may subside and the platelet count may improve, but the debilitation will take time to leave the body. Therefore, even if Gill’s condition improves and the batsman is dismissed, there is a possibility that he will join the team in Ahmedabad. However, whether he is fit for the game is a completely different case. Even if Gill had arrived in Ahmedabad on the 12th or 13th, he would not have had a single training session. If so, it is unlikely that the BCCI will rush to bring him back. They did the same thing with Jasprit Bumrah last September and the results were there for everyone to see.
If Gill does not recover in time for the Pakistan match, India will be in serious trouble. They promoted Ishan Kishan as an opener alongside Rohit Sharma, but he was out for a duck on the first pitch. Even if this is written off as a one-off failure – Ishan scored three consecutive half-centuries against West Indies in August – Gill’s absence will be a huge blow. Not only is he India’s most in-form batsman with 1230 runs this year, at an average of 72.35, but the fact that he loves batting in Ahmedabad, the IPL home of Gujarat Titans, is a major reason why India is enjoying such a spectacular performance. I might miss being a good hitter. opener.
At the Narendra Modi Stadium alone, Gill scored 572 runs in nine matches with a maximum of 128 runs including three fifties and two centuries. He had a strike rate of 172.80 in Ahmedabad, smoking 52 fours and 23 sixes. Although Gill is yet to play an ODI at this venue, he has already scored a century in a T20I, missed 126 against New Zealand, and played in Tests against Australia in this year’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He has played in 128 games.