Team India opener Shubman Gill has now been hospitalized in Chennai according to reports on Tuesday. The World No. 2-ranked ODI batter has been suffering from dengue since the Indian cricket team arrived in Chennai ahead of their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Australia on Sunday.
According to Cricbuzz website, Gill’s platelet count has been low for some time, which is the reason he did not accompany the team to New Delhi, where India are scheduled to play against Afghanistan their second match of the World Cup 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. “Medical advice given to the team management is to avoid flying when the platelet count is down. Earlier on Monday, the BCCI issued a statement confirming that Gill will not be available for the Delhi game,” the Cricbuzz report stated.