What happened to Gill? (PC-GETTY IMAGES)
Indian captain Shubman Gill did amazing batting against England. This player played an inning of 80 runs but the big thing is that he had to leave the field without losing a wicket. The reason for Shubman Gill’s exit was his injury. After scoring his half-century, Gill’s legs got strained and he started limping. This player endured this pain for a long time, he kept trying to play but after playing one shot, his pain increased a lot and then he retired hurt.
Questions on Gill’s fitness
Shubhman Gill Getting injured like this is not a new thing. This player has become a victim of muscle stiffness during matches several times in the last two years. This player has also retired hurt twice. Gill retired for the first time in the semi-finals of Hurt World Cup 2023. On November 15, 2023, when Gill was playing on 79 runs against New Zealand, he got a cramp in his left leg. After this he had to go out of the field.
After this, very bad happened to Gill in the Kolkata Test against South Africa on November 15, 2025. When this player was batting on 4 runs, he got stiffness in his neck and he was out of the match. He had to go to the hospital and get treatment. Due to neck stiffness, he did not even play the test match against New Zealand and now Gill has retired due to injury in the Edgbaston ODI. It is clear that Gill’s fitness is continuously declining and this is a matter of great concern for the Indian captain.
Indian player retired hurt after 15 years
Let us tell you that after 15 years, an Indian player has retired hurt in an ODI match. Before Shubman Gill, in 2011, Manoj Tiwari had retired hurt after scoring a century. Dilip Vengsarkar was the first to retire hurt in ODI in 1983. Vengsarkar has retired hurt twice in ODIs. Players like Srikanth, Sachin, Ganguly, Ajay Jadeja, Rohit Sharma have also retired hurt in ODIs.
Gil Gaye, Team India in trouble
As soon as Shubman Gill retired hurt in Edgbaston ODI, Shreyas Iyer was run out in the very next over. After this, Team India also lost the wicket of KL Rahul who could score only 1 run. In this way, Team India got into trouble after Gill’s departure.
