Shubman Gill to travel to Ahmedabad today as he continues to recover from dengue fever: Report

Shubman Gill, who is currently down with dengue, will travel to Ahmedabad on Wednesday as he continues with his treatment and recovery, a News18 CricketNext report said.

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As per the report, Gill will be taking a commercial flight from Chennai to Ahmedabad to continue his recovery under the watch of the BCCI medical team.

“Gill will be travelling to Ahmedabad from Chennai today in a commercial flight. He will continue with recovery and rest there, under the watch of BCCI medical team,” a source told News18 CricketNext.

Gill was hospitalised in Chennai on Sunday after his platelet count dropped below 1,00,000 per microliter, but was discharged in a day and continued his recovery in the city as Team India moved to Delhi for their second World Cup match against Afghanistan.

India batting coach Vikram Rathour also confirmed the news in the press conference on the eve of the India-Afghanistan match.

“He is recovering well; he was hospitalized yes, but that was more as a precaution. He is back in the hotel [in Chennai]. He is looking good, being monitored by the medical team. Whatever update we get, we are hoping that he will recover pretty soon,” Rathour said.

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Gill missed India’s match against Australia in Chennai which Men in Blue won by six wickets and will also be missing the Afghanistan match on Wednesday. He is also not expected to feature against Pakistan on 14 October.

“Gill’s vital signs are improving and he is on the right path of recovery – 70-80% recovered. Difficult to say when he will return but things are looking good,” the source told CricketNext.

Despite the opener’s illness, Team India is ready to play the waiting game and will follow the same approach as Australia have for injured Travis Head.

“Look at what Australia are doing with Travis Head. He is injured but they haven’t ruled him out or sought a replacement. Every chance right now is given to Head to make that return. India too are likely to follow a similar approach when it comes to Gill. He has been our one of the most consistent performers in the last year or so,” a BCCI official told CricketNext.