Team India started their preparations for the sixth game in ICC Cricket World Cup with an optional session, in which all players turned up barring Mohammed Shami, in Lucknow
Disney+Hotstar garnered the most 4.3 crore concurrent viewers, breaking the viewership record (3.2 crore) of Messi's Argentina vs France final match in FIFA World Cup 2022 in India.
The 24-year-old Indian, who scored 53 against Bangladesh in his previous outing, was 14 runs short of the milestone coming into the match
India made two changes in their Playing 11, bringing in Suryakumar Yadav and Mohammed Shami in place of Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Pakistan Playing 11: India have made one change in XI, bringing in Shubman Gill in their Playing 11. Hotstar to live stream IND vs PAK for free (mobile users)
Rohit Sharma says, Shubman Gill is 99 per cent fit to play against Pakistan in ICC World Cup 2023
Gil was awarded for his run-scoring feats in India's trophy-winning Asia Cup campaign and the subsequent ODI series against Australia
Gill joined the Indian camp on Thursday and batted in the nets for an hour, along with running drills and could find a place in India's Playing 11 vs Pakistan on October 14
The one-day match could last as long as 9 hours and is taking on extra significance as it will be the 1st time in 7-yrs that Pakistan has played in India following years of deteriorating relations
Indian batting coach Vikram Rathore said that they are not sure if the match against Afghanistan will also be on a wicket which will produce 700 runs at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi
Gill, who tested positive for dengue upon his arrival in Chennai last week has been down for the past week and will also miss India's second game against Afghanistan on Wednesday
Shubman Gill fitness update ahead of IND vs AUS World Cup match: BCCI, in a medical update, revealed that Gill will not be travelling with the team to Delhi on 9th October 2023
Shubman Gill will likely attain full fitness before India's marquee clash against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 14.
The Indian team's worries ahead of its opening World Cup game against Australia have been compounded with in-form Shubman Gill suspected to be suffering from dengue
Physical recovery of dengue patients varies and it normally takes around 7-10 days to be up and match-ready
Former captain Mohammad Azharuddin can't look beyond Shreyas Iyer in India's playing eleven in the ODI World Cup and also backed a possible last-minute inclusion of R Ashwin in the 15-man squad
Shubman Gill and Shardul Thakur have been rested ahead of the third ODI against Australia to give them much-needed rest ahead of the World Cup, claim media reports
Suryakumar Yadav's blistering knock added with tons from Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill took India to 399/5 in 50 overs. This is Men in Blue's highest ODI score in history against Australia
India vs Sri Lanka final, Asia Cup Live Updates: Mohammed Siraj took 6/21 as India bowled out Sri Lanka for only 50 runs. India chased the total down in only 6.1 overs.
India's Shubman Gill is the top batter in the Asia Cup 2023 while Matheesha Pathirana of Sri Lanka is the top bowler after the final on September 17, 2023