India, Nov. 20 -- In a huge blow just two days before the Guwahati Test, India will be without their captain, Shubman Gill, as he has been ruled out with a neck injury he suffered during the first game in Kolkata. Although he travelled to Guwahati on Wednesday and hoped to prove his fitness, The Times of India reported that the BCCI medical team considered him far from match-ready, even as India aim to save the series.

The report revealed that Gill wanted to "bat for an hour" in the nets at the Barsapara Stadium during India's first training at the venue before the match. However, the management was not keen on taking that risk and would rather have him rest and recover for the ODI series against the Proteas, which will get underway late...