Virat Kohli-led Team India is currently in England, where the team has to play a five-match Test series against host England. The series is set to begin August 4th. India suffered a major setback before the start of the series, with young opener Shubman Gill missing from the entire tour due to injury. This was confirmed by PTI. In the absence of Gill, the team has two openers in the form of KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal, who could open with Rohit Sharma. There is also talk of Prithvi Shah joining the team.
Commenting on the condition of anonymity, a source from the Cricket Control Board of India (BCCI) said, ‘Shubman Gill has been out of the tour in Britain due to injury. He needs at least three months to become fit. The Krillbuzz report also provided an update on Gill’s injury, saying no player has been named as a replacement for the starter. Gill has been told he will not need surgery at this time. At present, they return home and the decision regarding surgery is taken later.
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“Last month, the management of the team sent a letter to former fast bowler and selection committee chairman Chetan Sharma asking him to send two other starters to the UK,” a BCCI source said. Although Gill is aware of the injury, it is believed that Sharma did not pay much attention to the team’s management request. It remains to be seen whether the team’s governing body will issue a formal formal request to BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah to send Prithvi Shah and Devadut Padikkal to England. Notably, Shaw is also the convener of the selection committee.
It is believed that if Sharma heeded the team’s request last month, Shah and Padikkal could have reached England in time for the rematch. Asked if the team’s governing body specifically asked Shah to send him, the source said, “Let them do the official mail and take it forward.” Let’s say that Prithvi is currently a member of the Sri Lanka limited overs team and his focus is on this series.
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