Mumbai, Nov 18, 2025

Gill will travel with the side to Guwahati on Wednesday, with a final decision on his participation for the second Test against South Africa starting on Saturday to be taken accordingly.

On day two’s play in the first Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, after sweeping South African off-spinner Simon Harmer for four on the fifth ball of the 35th over, Gill immediately clutched his neck in visible discomfort and had to retire hurt on four.

Gill was then taken to hospital for examination after stumps, with a cervical collar around his neck. The BCCI announced ahead of day three’s play that Gill was ruled out for the remainder of the game, which India lost by 30 runs to be 0-1 behind in the two-game series.

“Team India captain Shubman Gill suffered a neck injury on Da

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