Shubman Gill does not like 15th NovemberImage Credit source: (Photo by Prakash Singh/Getty Images
The Kolkata Test match has not proved to be good for Indian team captain Shubman Gill. On the second day of this test match against South Africa, Shubman Gill came out to bat but he could not last long. The reason for this was not his getting out but a pain forced him to leave the field. As soon as the Indian captain played a shot, the pain in his neck was so severe that he retired hurt. This brought back memories of 2 years ago, when exactly on 15th November, Shubman Gill had returned from retirement due to injury.
First let’s talk about Kolkata Test. Saturday, November 15, was the second day of this test match and the Indian team had come to the Eden Gardens Stadium to continue its first innings. When Washington Sundar’s wicket fell in the first session, captain Shubman Gill came to the crease. But Gill did not stay long and returned to the pavilion after playing only 3 balls. As soon as he hit the shot on the third ball, 4 runs were added to India’s account but Gill started having pain in his neck and then he retired and returned to the pavilion.
When Gill retired hurt, the Indian team’s score was 79 runs. The day of 15th November and the score of 79 runs reminded of a painful coincidence exactly 2 years ago. This is the second time this has happened with Shubman Gill when he retired hurt on 15th November. Something similar had happened to him exactly 2 years ago i.e. on 15 November 2023. Then in the semi-finals of the World Cup 2023, Gill was batting strongly but then suddenly he felt a muscle strain and retired hurt. Now on 15 November 2025 also he returned to the pavilion troubled by pain.
Another coincidence in this is that when this happened to Gill two years ago, he was playing after scoring 79 runs. This time when he retired, Team India’s score was 79 runs. However, one big difference was that in the World Cup semi-final, Gill came out to bat again in the last over of the Indian innings. But this did not happen in Kolkata and he did not come to bat again, due to which Team India was all out despite losing 9 wickets.
Not only this, this time Gill’s injury has become a bigger problem for Team India. According to reports, due to severe neck pain, the Indian captain was admitted to a hospital in Kolkata, where he remained under the supervision of doctors throughout the night and was also given medicines. It is not clear whether he will come out to bat in the second innings or not. Also, it is not clear whether he will play in the next test.