After successfully completing his rehabilitation from a neck injury sustained during the Kolkata Test, India’s T20I vice-captain Shubman Gill has been cleared by the Sports Science team of the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence to play in the opening T20I against South Africa.
Gill had to go through all of the rehabilitation and skill-training procedures necessary for Return To Play (RTP) before he was included in the squad.
“Shubman Gill has successfully completed his rehabilitation at CoE and has met the requisite criteria to be declared fit for all formats of the game,” the CoE’s Sports Science and Medicine (SSM) team, which consists of sports doctor Dr. Charles, strength and conditioning coach Adrian Le Roux, and physiotherapist Kamlesh Jain, was notified.
Gill missed the second Test and the three-match ODI series after suffering a whiplash on the second day of the first Test in Kolkata and was forced to stay in the hospital for a few days.
Gill missed the current ODI series, but after completing his recovery and practicing his batting and fielding skills in a match simulation at CoE, all concerns about his availability for the T20 leg were allayed.
All players who exclusively play Twenty20 Internationals will gather in Cuttack on Saturday to begin their first session on Sunday.
