Shubman Gill's injury increased the tension of Team India, if he does not play in the first ODI against West Indies, then who will handle the captaincy?

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The three-match ODI series between India and West Indies is going to start from September 27. Just before the first match of the series, worrying news has emerged for the Indian team. Captain Shubman Gill got injured during practice. During practice at the Greenfield International Stadium on Friday, a fast and bouncy ball from fast bowler Mohammad Siraj hit Gill directly on his right elbow. Gill appeared to be in pain as soon as the ball hit and the physio was immediately called on the field. The medical team examined him for about 20 minutes and bandaged his elbow. After this, Gill was seen resting in the dugout for some time. During this time, senior batsman Rohit Sharma also reached him and inquired about his condition.

Gill returned to the nets after the pain subsided

After the injury, Gill did not come to bat for some time. This raised questions about his fitness. However, it was a matter of relief that after the pain subsided, Gill returned to the nets again and faced throw-down balls. He looked normal later and went out of the field without much problem. At present it is not clear whether Gill will play in the first ODI or not. The team management will not want to take any risk regarding his fitness. If the elbow injury is not completely healed then he can be rested in the first match. In such a situation, the question arises that who will take over the captaincy of the team in his absence?

If Gill does not play, who will take over the captaincy?

Let us tell you that Shubman Gill is the captain of the ODI team, while Shreyas Iyer is the vice-captain. But Iyer is currently in Japan for the Asian Games 2026. In such a situation, if Gill is also out of the first match, then KL Rahul may get the responsibility of captaincy. Rahul has captaincy experience in ODI cricket. Even before this, he had taken charge of the team in the absence of Gill and Iyer. Therefore, if Gill is not available, there is a possibility that Rahul will be given the captaincy.

If Gill is out then playing-11 could be like this

If Shubman Gill does not play in the first ODI, then Yashasvi Jaiswal may get a chance to open the innings with Rohit Sharma. The possible playing-11 may include Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Gurnoor Brar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj and Prasidh Krishna.

However, now everyone's eyes are on Gill's fitness report. Before the start of the series, the team management will assess his condition and only after that the final decision on his playing will be taken.

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