New Delhi: Star India batter and T20 vice-captain Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the final two T20Is against South Africa due to a toe injury sustained during a training session. The injury occurred during an extended batting session in the nets on the eve of the fourth T20I, leaving Gill in pain and unable to participate in the match. He did not travel with the team, and it remains uncertain whether he will feature in the series finale in Ahmedabad.
Rishabh Pant is expected to step in as opener in Gill’s absence. The BCCI and team management are reportedly taking all precautions to ensure his swift recovery ahead of the T20 World Cup, as the upcoming series and the global tournament are likely to feature largely the same squad.
Gill had returned to the Indian team for the T20I series after missing the preceding ODI matches against South Africa. He was expected to strengthen India’s top-order, particularly after a modest performance in the Asia Cup. So far in the ongoing series, Gill has scored just 32 runs across three games, with scores of four, a golden duck, and 28, leaving his series average at 10.66 and a strike rate of 103.22.
The team management is now focusing on managing the fitness of their specialist top-order batter while preparing for the final encounter of the five-match T20I series.
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