India tour of England: Shubman Gill likely to be ruled out of 5-Test series due to internal injury

India tour of England: Opener Shubman Gill is likely to be ruled out of the 5-Test series, starting August 4 due to an undisclosed internal injury. The Punjab batsman is set to stay in England and will be monitored by the medical team.

India have suffered a major injury blow ahead of the much-anticipated 5-Test series, starting August 4. Opener Shubman Gill is likely to be ruled out of the entire series with an internal injury, which is yet to be disclosed. With Shubman Gill likely to be unavailable for the Test series, 25-year-old Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran might be added to the squad. Easwaran toured England as one of the back-up players, according to the Press Trust of India. It's unclear at the moment whether Gill needs a surgery before the England series, the report added.