KOLKATA: India captain Subman Gill was “under observation” in hospital on Sunday following neck pain and will not take part in the first Test against South Africa again.
Top batsman Gill felt pain in his neck after scoring a boundary on the second day on Saturday in Kolkata and left the field.
Gill was “taken to hospital for examination after the end of the day’s play,” the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Sunday before the start of the third day.
“He is currently under observation in hospital. He will not take any further part in the Test match. He will continue to be monitored by the BCCI medical team.”
The first match of the Two-Test series looks likely to end on day three at the Eden Gardens on Sunday, with South Africa trailing on 93-7 in the second innings, leading by just 63 runs, in a difficult batting affair.
Gill faces a battle to be fit to lead the team in the second Test in Guwahati, which is set to begin in six days on November 22.
Veteran spinner Ravindra Jadeja took four wickets to bring India within sight of victory on day two of a frenetic low-scoring opening Test on Saturday.
South Africa scored 93-7 at stumps and took a 63-run lead in their second innings on an Eden Gardens pitch that made batting decidedly difficult.
Fifteen wickets fell during the second day and KL Rahul’s 39 – off 119 balls – in India’s first innings remains the highest individual score of the match.
Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma tried to replicate Rahul’s audacity, making an unbeaten 29. Corbin Bosch, at one, was with him when play was halted due to poor lighting.
Spinner Simon Harmer had dragged the visitors back into the contest with figures of 4-30 that helped bowl India out for 189 with the hosts leading by 30.
“Playing India you know you’re going to be under pressure and I thought we countered well today to limit them,” Harmer told reporters.
“Cricket is a funny game, we could be sitting here tomorrow night with a completely different story. South Africa manage to get to 150 and bowl India out for 80.”
“If there’s one thing this team has shown, it’s that they can fight when their backs are against the wall,” Harmer added.
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