Team Management Satisfied With Shubman Gill’s Recovery Following Hand Injury Scare

Shubman Gill’s injury was a precaution, not serious. India’s skipper is fine and preparing for Sri Lanka series.

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Shubman Gill sustained a hand injury during a net session.

Team management satisfied with Gill’s recovery.

Gill rested as a precaution, later returned to bat.

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Shubman Gill starts batting in nets. (Picture Credit: Screengrab)

India’s spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule has said that skipper Shubman Gill has been fine and didn’t suffer any major injury, adding that he didn’t take the field for the first two days of the three-day warm-up game as a precautionary move.

India’s team management was also satisfied with Gill’s recovery after he was struck on his right hand during a net session on Thursday.

Gill opted not to bat on the opening day as a precaution but returned later in the game to score useful runs. He took part in catching drills as well, further boosting India’s confidence in his recovery.

“It was just a precaution more than anything else. And he has been absolutely fine. He has been doing his training. And the management decided that we could just take that precaution of not putting him into that first day,” Bahutule said while speaking at the post-match press conference.

Gill picked up the niggle during a training session in Colombo on Thursday, forcing KL Rahul to lead the team in his absence for the first two days.

“Captain Shubman Gill sustained an impact injury to his right ring finger during India’s practice on Thursday,” BCCI had tweeted.

Gill’s injury had earlier raised concerns, especially with a slew of Indian cricketers recovering from injuries and unavailable for the Sri Lanka series.

Bahutule lauded Gill’s meticulous preparation as well, saying that the India skipper was already preparing for the challenge posed by Sri Lanka’s spinners.

“Shubman takes his preparation very seriously. And he is a very meticulous boy. And he understands that whatever is the demand for that particular series with the attack, which has been successful for the Sri Lankan team,” Bahutule said.

The coach added that Gill was responding to different scenarios in the nets, with the team attempting to recreate situations he could encounter during the Test series.

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