Indian cricketer Shubman Gill discharged from hospital, likely to miss Ind vs Pak clash
Shubman Gill on Tuesday was discharged from hospital after he was admitted due to drop in platelet count below 100,000 owing to Dengue.
However, he is still unlikely to mark his presence in the marquee World Cup clash against Pakistan in Ahmedabad on October 14, reported PTI.
Gill, who tested positive for dengue upon his arrival in Chennai last week has been down for the past week and 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 was released,» PTI quoted a BCCI source as saying.
It is learnt that Gill was admitted to a Chennai's well-known multi-care speciality hospital 'Kauvery' and the Indian team's doctor Rizwan has stayed back to monitor his progress.
While there is still 96 hours 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 elite 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 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 the human being first, I want him to get well, not the captain thinking, oh, I want Gill to play tomorrow.
