IND vs SA: Despite injury, Shubman Gill travels with team to Ahmedabad for fifth T20I

Shubman Gill reached the venue on Thursday with the Indian team ahead of the fifth and concluding T20I against South Africa, though his participation remains in doubt due to a toe injury. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The Indian vice-captain sustained the blow during a net session prior to the fourth match and was unlikely to feature in Wednesday’s game in Lucknow, which was eventually washed out because of adverse weather.

With Gill also battling a dip in form, the team management faces a selection call for Friday’s series decider, with Sanju Samson emerging as a possible replacement should Gill be deemed unfit.Gill’s injury concerns add to a frustrating tour, as he had earlier missed a large portion of the Test series against South Africa after suffering a neck injury in the opening Test in Kolkata. That setback had also forced him out of the subsequent three-match ODI series.India hold a 2-1 lead in the five-match T20I series, and the final game will mark their last international assignment of the year.The focus will then shift to the home season, with India scheduled to take on New Zealand in a three-match ODI series followed by five T20Is starting January 11.