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India skipper Shubman Gill was connected Sunday (November 16, 2025) ruled retired of the remainder of the opening Test against South Africa present owed to a cervix injury.
The BCCI gave the update earlier commencement of time three.
Gill had suffered a cervix wounded portion batting connected the 2nd day of the archetypal Test present and was retired wounded connected 4 not out.
“Captain Shubman Gill had a cervix wounded connected Day 2 of the ongoing Test against South Africa successful Kolkata. He was taken to the infirmary for introspection aft the extremity of day's play,” the squad absorption said successful a statement.
“He is presently nether reflection successful the hospital. He volition instrumentality nary further portion successful the Test match. He volition proceed to beryllium monitored by the BCCI aesculapian team,” it added.
Gill was stretchered into an ambulance to beryllium admitted to a infirmary successful Kolkata connected Saturday (November 15, 2025) evening with his cervix immobilised, hours aft retiring wounded successful India’s archetypal innings.
The Indian skipper felt symptom successful his cervix instantly aft executing a expanse for 4 disconnected South Africa spinner Simon Harmer, and had near the tract aft receiving immoderate archetypal attraction from the team’s aesculapian staff.
Vice-captain Rishabh Pant, who led India during Gill's lack connected Saturday, would proceed to pb the squad for the remaining match.
India’s adjunct manager Morne Morkel blamed it connected atrocious night's "sleep and not his workload”.
"Yeah, I deliberation we archetypal request to find however helium got the cervix stiffness, possibly conscionable a atrocious night's sleep. I don't deliberation it's, oregon we tin enactment it down to the (work) load,” Morkel told the media aft time two.
