Overview
- India trail 0-1 after being dismissed for 93 while chasing 124 in Kolkata, where Simon Harmer’s eight wickets earned him Player of the Match.
- PTI cited a CAB source saying Shubman Gill has acute neck pain, must wear a collar, was advised three to four days’ rest and not to fly, making immediate travel to Guwahati unlikely.
- India trained at Eden Gardens with Gill absent as Sai Sudharsan and Dhruv Jurel took extended nets before Barsapara’s first men’s Test, which features adjusted session timings with tea before lunch.
- Anil Kumble sees Sudharsan as the likeliest replacement if Gill misses out, though selecting Sudharsan or Devdutt Padikkal could leave a left-hand heavy top order against Harmer’s off-spin.
- Head coach Gautam Gambhir defended the Eden surface as the team’s request, while critics including Cheteshwar Pujara, Kris Srikkanth, Shaun Pollock, Jason Gillespie and Brad Haddin argued the pitch had inconsistent bounce and excessive turn.