Shubman Gill, India’s Test skipper, has provided information regarding the injury he suffered during India’s first innings against South Africa in the Kolkata Test. Gill, who had swept a delivery for four, received acute neck pain as he returned to his stance, causing him to withdraw injured.
The injury forced him to miss the rest of the Test, the second Test in Guwahati, and the accompanying ODI series. Gill has subsequently healed and rejoined the Indian team for the ongoing T20I series against the Proteas.
“I’m definitely fine. My body feels perfectly fine. I spent a bit of time at the COE and I’m perfectly fine physically, and mentally feeling ready. I had a kind of disc bulge in my neck which was hitting the nerves. When I went there, I had a bit of a spasm before the start of play in the morning. And when I played the match, I think I got a strain on my neck and got a bulge which hit the nerves. I had to go to the hospital for a couple of days, but I recovered well after that,” said Gill as quoted by The Indian Express.
Shubman Gill, who was in the recovery mode after an injury saw India lose 0-2 to South Africa in a Test series at home in his absence, their second consecutive clean-sweep defeat following loss against New Zealand (0-3). Looking back at the losses, Gill admitted that Test matches did not go as per his team’s plans. He also said that the team would be looking to win the T20I series now to take momentum into the upcoming T20 World Cup.
“Obviously, watching my team play the Test matches didn’t go as we would have hoped for. But I think we played the one-dayers pretty well, and hopefully we’ll be able to top off the T20s here. The last 10 T20s now we have before the start of the World Cup, so hopefully we’ll find our momentum and rhythm, and the kind of play that we want to play in the World Cup.”
Shubman Gill
“Momentum is one thing definitely any team heading into the World Cup wants to strive for momentum. Apart from that, finding the right sort of combinations on different surfaces that we might have to face in the World Cup. There might be a chance we’ll play on some surfaces or some grounds where there would be a lot of dew, or some grounds where there won’t be that much dew. So finding the right kind of combinations for those conditions would be the key for us.”
Shubman Gill
