Shubman Gill, an Indian batsman, will miss his team’s second World Cup game against Afghanistan because he has not recovered from dengue disease, according to officials.
Gill did not play in the hosts’ six-wicket triumph against Australia on Sunday in Chennai and will remain there “under the medical team’s supervision”.
“Team India batter Shubman Gill will not be travelling with the team to Delhi on 9th October 2023,” the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement.
Rohit Sharma’s India, one of the favourites to win the World Cup, will face Afghanistan at New Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday.
The team will then leave for Ahmedabad for the hotly-anticipated fixture against arch-rivals Pakistan on Saturday.
Gill’s replacement Ishan Kishan fell for a duck off Australian pace bowler Mitchell Starc in the game on Sunday.
