Gill had tested positive for dengue upon his arrival in Chennai last week
New Delhi: India opener Shubman Gill, who has been discharged from a Chennai hospital still remains a doubtful starter for the marquee World Cup clash against Pakistan in Ahmedabad on October 14, a PTI report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says.
Gill was admitted to hospital after testing positive fordengue fever and his blood count dropped below 1,00,000 . He will also miss India’s second game against Afghanistan on Wednesday.
“Shubman Gill was on drip at the Chennai team hotel for the last couple of days. However, his platelet count dropped to 70,000 and as it is a case with dengue patients, once the count is below 100,000, you are admitted to a medical facility as a precautionary measure.
He was admitted for all mandatory tests on Sunday night when India played Australia but by Monday evening he was released,” a BCCI source told PTI on condition of anonymity.
It is learnt that Gill was admitted to Chennai’s well-known multi-care specialty hospital ‘Kauvery’ and the Indian team’s doctor Rizwan has stayed back to monitor his progress.
While there is still some time left for the match against Pakistan, it will be Gill’s health which will be paramount for the Indian team management as he requires to be 100 per cent fit for the marathon tournament.
A bout of dengue weakens the body considerably but even for an athlete, it does take time to bear the physical bump and grind of a tournament like the World Cup.
In fact, skipper Rohit Sharma had said that the first priority for him is to see that Gill is no longer sick.
“I mean obviously, he is sick. I feel for him. But in terms of, you know, me being a human being first, I want him to get well, not the captain thinking, oh, I want Gill to play tomorrow. No, I want him to get well; you know he’s a young guy, he’s got fit body so he’ll recover quick,” Rohit said before the game against Australia.
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