‘Isko sidha Ahmedabad bhej do’ – Fans react as Shubman Gill reportedly ruled out against Afghanistan in ODI WC 2023

India’s opening batter Shubman Gill has been reportedly ruled out against Afghanistan. The Men In Blue will play their second ODI World Cup 2023 game on October 11. Gill, who tested positive for Dengue on October 6. Ahead of the game against Australia, India head coach Rahul Dravid was optimistic before the game against Australia.

“He’s feeling better today and the medical team is monitoring him on a day-to-day basis. We will take a call on him later. The medical team hasn’t ruled him out yet. We’ll see how he feels the day after tomorrow.” Dravid was quoted as saying by Cricket Addictor.

Ishan Kishan opened the batting against Australia but bagged a golden duck. Meanwhile, the sources say that the right-hander, Gill will travel with the team in Delhi

A source told ANI, “Subhman Gill is recovering and he will be travelling with the team to Delhi, he will be with the team and is not likely to go to his home Chandigarh for rest we hope that he will be back on the field before the match against Pakistan and playing against Afghanistan will depend on his next report.”

Will Shubman Gill play against Pakistan on October 14?

With the nature of the disease, Gill needs to recover well as people who have survived this disease experience fatigue. With the game against Pakistan to be played in five days’ time, it looks difficult for him to play against his arch-rivals, Pakistan.

On the other hand, Ishan Kishan will get another opportunity to score his first ODI World Cup run against the Afghans, as he got out on a golden duck against the Kangaroos. Talking about the wicket in Delhi, it was a flat one, given the amount of runs scored by South Africa and Sri Lanka.

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