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India skipper Shubman Gill volition question with the squad to Guwahati up of the 2nd Test starting connected November 22.
Gill suffered a neck wounded connected time 2 of the Kolkata Test against South Africa and was taken to the infirmary for introspection aft the extremity of the day’s play. He was kept nether reflection and discharged the adjacent day. The BCCI, successful a statement, said, “Shubman has been responding good to the aesculapian attraction provided and volition question to Guwahati with the squad connected November 19, 2025.”
However, arsenic The Hindu reported connected Tuesday (November 18, 2025), Gill remains a doubtful starter for the 2nd Test, and a determination connected his availability is yet to beryllium taken. “He volition proceed to beryllium monitored by the BCCI aesculapian squad and a determination connected his information successful the 2nd Test volition beryllium taken accordingly,” the connection added.
The skipper faced conscionable 3 balls successful India’s archetypal innings earlier helium retired hurt. Off the 3rd shot helium faced, Gill swept Simon Harmer for a bound implicit square-leg but grimaced successful symptom arsenic helium completed his shot.
Last year, too, Gill missed the archetypal Test against New Zealand successful Bengaluru owed to a cervix injury.
In lawsuit Gill is unavailable, it volition beryllium absorbing to spot if the squad absorption opts to regenerate him with the all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, who has rejoined the squad oregon spell with 1 of the 2 specializer left-handed batters successful B. Sai Sudharsan oregon Devdutt Padikkal.
