Overview
- India trail 1-0 in the two-match series, making the Guwahati Test a must-win to draw level.
- Team management is weighing Sai Sudharsan and Nitish Kumar Reddy as replacements, with reports indicating Axar Patel could be left out for balance.
- Medical staff advised against exposing Gill to a five-day match, and PTI reports his ODI availability from November 30 is doubtful.
- Barsapara/ACA Stadium will host its first men's Test on a red-soil surface expected to offer turn and bounce.
- Gill was discharged after hospital checks in Kolkata but did not train in Guwahati before being released and is set to seek guidance from Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala.