Gill, who appeared to be in considerable pain, needed nearly 20 minutes of medical attention. The batting stalwarts looked fluent during a nearly 20-minute batting session, where they faced a motley bowling attack made up of Indian teammates and local net bowlers. The right-hander eventually returned to the nets to face throwdowns before India wound up the session.
A few minutes earlier, veterans Virat Kohli , who missed India’s last ODI assignment against Afghanistan, and Rohit Sharma batted together at adjacent nets. Indian skipper Shubman Gill on Friday suffered an injury scare when pacer Mohammad Siraj’s rising delivery struck him on the elbow during a nets session.
Morkel said the team management is particular about creating opportunities for the younger members of the squad to speak to senior players. “We appreciate the spirit of cooperation shown by the West Indies Players’ Association and the players, who have demonstrated their understanding of the circumstances we all face,” CWI chief executive Chris Dehring said in a statement. “I must say that Shubman has done an exceptional job so far leading the team. But I’m always a big believer in your senior players and how they shape the team. I think different players in the team will feel more comfortable speaking to a certain senior individual. “And we’re quite fortunate that we’ve got a lot of experience and conversations, and that can only be great for the team. So, yeah, we’re quite fortunate that we’ve got that experience with the senior players. “For us, it’s just to keep challenging the guys to have conversations with the senior guys. We always throw up as many questions as possible in team meetings for the senior guys to speak and share their experience.
