Key Takeaways
- The Rohit Sharma captain hinted a 99% chance that Shubman Gill will play against Pakistan.
- Gill recovered from dengue and joined team practice in Ahmedabad before the match.
- He boasts 1,230 runs at an average of 72.35 in 20 ODIs this year, including five centuries.
Ahmedabad: Giving a big update on Shubman Gill, Team India captain Rohit Sharma on Friday said 99 per cent he will play against Pakistan on Saturday.
“99 per cent he (Gill) will play. We’ll see tomorrow (Saturday) about that,” Rohit told reporters on the eve of the mega clash of the ICC Men’s World Cup.
Gill has reportedly been recovered from dengue and joined the Team India yesterday at Ahmedabad, and was seen doing batting practice in the nets today. If he is picked up for tomorrow’s match, it would be his debut in the World Cup.
Gill has missed the first two matches against Australia and Afghanistan due to illness. He has been in awesome form, scoring big in all formats of the game last year.
Gill has amassed 1,230 runs at an average of 72.35 and a strike rate just above 105 in 20 ODIs this year.
He also smashed five centuries and an equal number of fifties, with a top score of 208.
