Shubman Gill's latest health update is bittersweet, India look at other options

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The good news for India is that Shubman Gill has been discharged from the hospital and is showing good signs of recovery..

He had tested positive for dengue fever a couple of days before India's World Cup 2023 opener against Australia in Chennai and subsequently missed the match and was also sidelined from the Afghanistan match in Delhi on Wednesday..

The bad news is that he might not only be ruled out from India's third World Cup 2023 match against Pakistan on October 14 in Ahmedabad but is also highly doubtful for their fourth encounter of the tournament against Bangladesh in Pune on October 19.I)..

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, World Cup 2023 Gill to join Team India in Ahmedabad but no clarity on return date..

The Bangladesh match is a league game and that too not a must-win one, the Indian team management would not want to risk their ace opener..

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