India’s opener Shubman Gill has sustained an injury on his left forearm and been sent for a precautionary scan toa assess the extent of that injury, the BCCI said on Tuesday. Gill did not come onto the filed on the fourth day and the board issued an update regarding the state of his injury within the first hour.
Gill was hurt by fielding at the short leg position in the late hours on the third day when a sweep shot from Dan Lawrence found him in the middle. Gill did not look in extreme discomfort straightway, but the update from BCCI hints the injury may have become serious for the impressive right-hander from Punjab.
Gill has been an important part of the batting order since his debut in Melbourne in the last series against Australia and his injury and a possible absence will hurt India who are already without Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami from the list of their preferred first-choice players.