Did Shubman Gill take a huge risk by flying from Kolkata to Guwahati ? What was the need to travel if he was never going to play? Was it a late call? Social media timelines have been buzzing with these questions ever since India Test captain Gill was ruled out of the second Test vs South Africa in Guwahati from November 22. The final call was taken on late Thursday evening when Rishabh Pant was informed about leading the side in the must-win clash and Gill's travel arrangements to Mumbai were finalised. It wasn't a rushed or a delayed call as the management was happy to play the waiting game and had already chalked out a Plan B for the worst case scenario. The Plan B forced them to summon Nitish Kumar Reddy earlier than scheduled so that ready replacement options are at th

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