India, Nov. 19 -- Veteran India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar weighed in on the growing debate surrounding captain Shubman Gill's workload management, insisting that the young skipper is fully capable of making his own decisions even as his neck injury threw India's preparations for the second Test against South Africa in Guwahati into uncertainty.

Gill was forced to retire hurt after facing only three balls in India's first innings of the opening Test at Eden Gardens. His condition worsened overnight, leading to hospitalisation in Kolkata and immediately ruling him out of the remainder of the match, which India eventually lost by 30 runs. With the second Test just days away, Gill's availability remains in serious doubt.

Bhuvneshwar, however,...