Following India’s loss in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC 2021) final against New Zealand, there are reports that young opener Shubman Gill has sustained a stress fracture to his shin, which could see him miss the entire five-match series against England.

Former Indian wicketkeeper Saba Karim said that he was surprised to see young Shubman Gill hide his injury as he has been traveling with the Indian team for a long time. He remarked that how in presence of physios and medical staff no one managed to spot the injury.

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“I was surprised to see Shubman Gill hide his injury. He has been traveling for a long time with the Indian team. There are physios and other medical staff tracking the fitness of the players. It’s very surprising in the first place, how it happened and why it didn’t come up earlier,” Saba Karim said. 

Saba Karim further said that in absence of Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal should be given preference as he was sidelined after just 2-3 failed innings. “Mayank should be given preference. We have been harsh towards Mayank. He was sidelined after just 2-3 failed innings,” he said. 

With Shubman Gill likely to miss the Test series against England it remains to be seen who will open with Rohit Sharma in the first Test, starting 4th August at Trent Bridge. 

(News 18 inputs)