Shubman Gill to miss remaining Test series against South Africa:India suffer huge blow, skipper hospitalised after sustaining neck injury – Report

Indian Test captain Shubman Gill has been hospitalised in Kolkata after suffering neck spasms. He may not feature again in the ongoing Test series against South Africa. Gill suffered a whiplash while slog-sweeping Simon Harmer for four on Saturday. He walked off the field as the youngster retired hurt on four after facing just three balls. But the injury seemingly escalated further as he was carried to the hospital in a cervical collar, raising further concern about the severity of the injury. According to Revsportz, Gill may not play for India during the ongoing first Test in Kolkata, and he may miss the second Test in Guwahati as well. Further updates are awaited on the situation, as BCCI revealed that the medical team will take a call on his further participation in due course. Also read: IPL 2026 retention list: CSK choose Ruturaj Gaikwad over Samson as captain; KKR release Andre Russell Morne Morkel revealed Gill had a sore neck India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel had earlier revealed that Shubman Gill had experienced some stiffness in his neck. “Yeah, I think we first need to determine how he got the neck stiffness, maybe just a bad night’s sleep. I don’t think it’s, or we can put it down to the load, Morkel said, when asked if Gill’s packed multi-format calendar was a factor. “Shubman Gill has a neck spasm and is being monitored by the BCCI medical team. A decision on his participation today will be taken as per his progress,” BCCI said in a release. Also read: Watch | Shubman Gill gets injured, suffers neck spasm: Jadeja scripts history Shubman Gill’s workload Gill, who has been playing non-stop cricket across formats since leading India for the first time in the gruelling England Test series earlier this year, has barely had any downtime, joining the side right after the Australia white-ball series that ended in Gabba on Saturday. After the England series, he also played throughout the Asia Cup, and there’s a packed calendar ahead, leading upto the T20 World Cup next year. What next for India? In Shubman Gill’s absence, Rishabh Pant would be the frontrunner to lead Team India. Pant himself has only just recovered from a toe fracture, which he sustained during the England tour.