India skipper Shubman Gill was stretchered out with his neck immobilised after retiring hurt in the Eden Gardens Test against South Africa. Morne Morkel called it “just bad timing,” while BCCI confirmed Gill is under medical observation for a neck spasm

Kolkata: India skipper Shubman Gill’s availability for the remainder of the opening Test is in serious doubt after he was stretchered into an ambulance with his neck immobilised on Saturday evening, hours after retiring hurt during India’s first innings on day two at the Eden Gardens.

Gill had initially walked off on four, clutching the back of his neck on Saturday after suffering what appeared to be whiplash while slog-sweeping Simon Harmer for four.

The physio attended to him immediately, and the opener retired hurt on four after faci

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