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Tilak Verma told journalists, ‘Abhishek has been discharged from the hospital today. There is still time to decide on his playing in tomorrow’s match. Abhishek was out on the first ball in the first match against America played in Mumbai on Saturday and after that he did not take any further part in the match.
Abhishek Sharma discharged from hospital, if not Delhi then will definitely play in Colombo
New Delhi. There is news of relief for Indian fans, whereas for Pakistan, this news is no less than a disaster because Indian opener Abhishek Sharma has been discharged after staying in the hospital for two days due to stomach infection, but it is not yet decided that he will play in the T20 World Cup match against Namibia on Thursday. In the press conference before the match, Indian cricketer Tilak Verma said that no decision has been taken yet regarding Abhishek’s playing.
Tilak Verma told journalists, ‘Abhishek has been discharged from the hospital today. There is still time to decide on his playing in tomorrow’s match. Abhishek was out on the first ball in the first match against America played in Mumbai on Saturday and after that he did not take any further part in the match. Sanju Samson fielded in his place. It is believed that his health was unwell during the match and it worsened after reaching Delhi.
Abhishek’s eyes on Colombo match
India’s priority is not the match against Namibia, but the match against Pakistan on February 15 at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, where the pitch will be slightly different. Pakistan has won both its matches so far. Stomach infection affects strength and stamina and it remains to be seen whether Abhishek will be in a position to travel on Friday, practice on Saturday and take the field on Sunday.
Option ready for Delhi
Samson batted in the nets here on Tuesday and spent a lot of time with batting coach Sitanshu Kotak, which suggests that the team management is keeping its options ready in case Abhishek is not fully fit. However, the Indian team management expects 25-year-old Abhishek to be fully fit by February 15. Abhishek had attended the dinner organized at the house of head coach Gautam Gambhir on Sunday but he had left there much before the rest of his teammates.