World Cup 2023: Young rising star Shubman Gill fell ill with dengue in his first match due to which he had to be ruled out of the playing 11.
During an interview today, Indian captain Rohit Sharma revealed before the match against Pakistan that fellow opening batsman Shubman Gill has recovered from dengue disease.
He is likely to be available to return to the squad for Saturday’s blockbuster clash against Pakistan in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. On the other hand, Jitodh is doing net practice so that he can cement his place in the playing eleven.
Gill missed the first two matches of the tournament due to illness and was admitted to a hospital in Chennai earlier this week to help his recovery.
But the right-hander has made a lot of progress in the last few days to face Pakistan and it looks like he will be available for selection for the big clash in Ahmedabad.
Rohit led the pre-match press conference ahead of the match against Pakistan on Friday and was optimistic about the fitness of India captain Gill.
Shubman Gill ODI Career Stats:
Matches Played:35
Runs Scored: 1917
Average: 66.1
100s: 6
50s: 9
Highest Score: 208
India vs Pakistan Possible Playing XI’s.
India: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan/Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav.
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
India vs Pakistan Squads.
India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Shubman Gill, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Suryakumar Yadav
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Agha Salman, Fakhar Zaman, Usama Mir, Mohammad Wasim Jr
Also Read: World Cup 2023: Shubman Gill Could Miss The Opener Match Against Australia Due To Dengue.
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