Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra is delighted that Shubman Gill has travelled to Ahmedabad but he doesn’t see the star opener playing India’s mega World Cup 2023 clash against Pakistan on Saturday (October 14). However, Gill missed India’s tournament opener against Australia in Chennai and he didn’t travel with the team for their second match against Afghanistan in Delhi on Wednesday (October 11), as he was hospitalised due to dengue as well.
Reflecting on the development in a video on his YouTube channel, Chopra said: “Shubman Gill is traveling to Ahmedabad, even though you and I don’t know the platelet count. Since he is going, we are hoping that he is getting close to becoming fit.”I am hoping, but I don’t think he will play the Pakistan match. I feel he will still take rest because dengue is a bit of an issue.”
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Chopra further added: “It takes time to recover and come back. So he might not be available for this match. The good news is that he is no longer in hospital and is travelling as well.”So things are looking a little better. If he had played in Ahmedabad, it would have been enjoyable because Gill likes Ahmedabad a lot.”
However, Shubman Gill has tasted great success at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Apart from his stunning show in the Indian Premier League, he has scored a Test century and a T20I hundred there as well.
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“Ishan Kishan’s 47 runs were important although they came off 47 balls only. They were important because he will probably play the match on the 14th. Since he has to play, he needs to go with some form at least. So in that way, it was very, very important. Virat Kohli – he did what he does always. He hit the winning shot, came out of the Virat Kohli pavilion, the crowd was happy, and he kept his arm around Naveen-ul-Haq’s shoulder as well. All’s well that ends well. Shreyas Iyer also got to bat a little,” Aakash Chopra concluded.
