World Cup 2023: Shubman Gill tests positive for dengue India’s first match is against Australia, which will be played on Sunday. According to a report in The Indian Express, Shubman Gill may also be out of the match against Australia. But at the moment, Indian cricket control is about this. No official information has been received from the board.
The India-Australia match is scheduled to be played in Chennai. Team India is practicing at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. But Shubman has not joined the practice. He has undergone a dengue test, which has come positive. Shubman is currently under the supervision of management and doctors. He will be tested again on Friday. If Shubman’s recovery is good then there may be a possibility of playing. But if they do not recover. He will be out of the first match against Australia.
The Indian team will be looking for a replacement for Shubman. India have two options in the form of Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul. KL Rahul can be given a chance along with captain Rohit Sharma. Talking about KL Rahul, he has played as an opener at Number 1 in 16 ODIs for India. During this time he has scored 669 runs. Rahul scored 2 centuries while batting at this place. He has also scored 5 half-centuries, batting at number 2, playing 7 ODIs, scoring 246 runs during this period.
The first match of the World Cup 2023 was played between England and New Zealand. New Zealand won it by 9 wickets. India’s first match is against Australia. It will be played in Chennai on Sunday. The match between India and Pakistan will be played on October 14.
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