Cricket World Cup 2023: Shubman Gill Returns For India Against Pakistan. The Only Exclusion From Playing XI Is...

14.10.2023 - 11:29 sports.ndtv.com

Shubman Gill is all set to make his ODI Cricket World Cup debut as he returned into the Indian cricket team playing XI for the much-anticipated clash against Pakistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

Gill missed India's first two matches against Australia and Afghanistan due to illness as he was reportedly suffering from dengue.

Gill replaced Ishan Kishan in the playing XI and he will be opening the batting for India along with skipper Rohit Sharma. Following the toss, Rohit announced the playing XI for the India vs Pakistan match and pointed out that it is unfortunate that Ishan missed out on selection. (Today match score IND vs PAK live | ICC WC points table | World Cup schedule) "Gill is back in place of Ishan, unfortunate for Ishan to miss out, feel for him, he stepped up when we needed him.

Gill has been a special player for us over the past year or so, especially at this ground and we wanted him back," Rohit said when asked about Gill's inclusion in the playing XI.

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