IND vs AFG ICC World Cup 2023: NO Shubman Gill for India vs Afghanistan game, India’s Likely playing 11 for IND vs AFG Match 9: Team India’s Young opener batter Shubman Gill continues to play a waiting game as he eagerly awaits to make maiden ICC World Cup 2023 appearance. Gill is again ruled out for India’s next World Cup 2023 game against Afghanistan on October 11 in Delhi.
In the statement release on Monday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) informed that Shubman Gill, although, recovering swiftly, is ruled out of the India vs Afghanistan fixture. The batter will not travel with the Indian contingent to Delhi for the India vs Afghanistan game on 11th October. Gill will be monitored by the BCCI’s medical team in Chennai itself.
Gill, 24, was infected with dengue fever a couple of days ago, owing to which he missed India’s ICC World Cup 2023 opening game against Australia in Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium. Young Ishan Kishan was brought into the playing 11 in place of Shubman Gill in Sunday’s fixture.
“Team India batter Shubman Gill will not be travelling with the team to Delhi on 9th October 2023. The opening batter who missed the team’s first fixture in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 against Australia in Chennai is set to miss the team’s next fixture against Afghanistan in Delhi on the 11th of October. He will stay back in Chennai and will be under the supervision of the medical team,” the BCCI said in a statement.
IND vs AFG ICC World Cup 2023: Kishan continue to open in place of Shubman Gill
Now that Shubman Gill has been confirmed ruled out by the BCCI for IND vs AFG fixture, left-arm batter Ishan Kishan will continue to open the innings with skipper Rohit Sharma.
Both Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan had a forgettable outing against Australia, having being dismissed for a duck. While Ishan Kishan perished playing a fancy shot in the very first over of Mitchell Starc, Rohit Sharma played wrong line against Hazlewood, who trapped the Indian skipper in front of the three sticks.
Both batters would try to be more promising in the next game against Afghanistan on October 11. Below is Team India’s likely playing 11 for IND vs AFG game on Wednesday at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium.
India’s Likely Playing 11 for IND vs AFG Game
Ravichandran Ashwin replaced by Shardul Thakur could be the only change India is likely to make in its playing 11 for the game against Afghanistan, besides the forced one. Going by the nature of surface, Rohit Sharma and management might include a pace bowling all-rounder.
Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium staged a record breaking fixture between South Africa and Sri Lanka, a few days ago. The pitch was condusive to batting and if it remains same, then the Indian team may look to go with an extra batter.
Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin/Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj.
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