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The injury scare of Shubman Gill remains a bone in the throat even after securing a commanding win over the England National Cricket Team. Hours after the match in Birmingham, a crucial update on the India captain’s injury has emerged.
Gill injured himself during India’s chase in the 3-match ODI series opener at Edgbaston. The captain and opener of the India National Cricket Team retired hurt during the middle of the run chase. According to the latest media reports, Gill is fine and is expected to play the next match on July 16 in Cardiff.
India claims a commanding win over England in Birmingham
Team India got a commanding win over England, chasing a target of 259 runs. With 28 balls to spare and 6 wickets in hand, India got a crucial win over the home team, the first win for the visitors in the ongoing tour.
It was a much-needed victory for the Indian cricket team as they had just suffered a 4-0 T20I series defeat against England, after a 2-0 defeat against Ireland. As the 2026 T20 World Cup-winning side was below par in the previous T20I fixtures, the ODI series is the stage for the Men in Blue to regain momentum and confidence across the white-ball formats.
Team India makes brilliant bounce-backs in the India vs England 1st ODI match
In Birmingham, for the first of the ongoing 3-match ODI series, the Shubman Gill-led team was brilliant in both innings of the game. England started promisingly with Ben Duckett as their opener in the first innings, but India bounced back soon through their pace bowling attack of Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna and Gurnoor Brar. In the mid-phase of the innings, it was Axar Patel who dismantled the England batting order.
Axar Patel was named the Player of the Match for taking 4 wickets for 62 runs in 9.5 overs and scoring 57 off 52 with the bat to help India claim a vital win.
Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer provided the team with stability with a 109-run partnership after India lost Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in quick succession.
Gill was looking sharp to claim a century on an individual basis, but the pain in his leg did not allow the batter to continue the innings. He had to walk off the field when he was batting on 80 off 75. With the help of the physio, the batter left the field.
Latest updates on Shubman Gill's injury
The main reason for the discomfort on the back side of Shubman Gill’s right was initially unknown. It was assumed that it could be a hamstring injury.
While there were doubts over Gill’s availability for the next ODI match, which will be on July 16 in Cardiff, RevSportz confirmed that ‘Shubman Gill is fine, as we hear from sources’ through an ‘X’ post on July 15.
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— RevSportz Global (@RevSportzGlobal) July 14, 2026
Shubman Gill is fine ia what we hear from sources.#INDvENG
In a different claim from the BBC, it is stated that he was suffering from a cramp after retiring hurt and expects to be fit for the second ODI in Cardiff on Thursday.
“India's Shubman Gill has just confirmed in an interview with Test Match Special that he was suffering from cramp after retiring on 80* and expects to be fit for the second ODI in Cardiff on Thursday,” the claim reads.
India's Shubman Gill has just confirmed in an interview with Test Match Special that he was suffering from cramp after retiring on 80* and expects to be fit for the second ODI in Cardiff on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/OFe15QDbMt
— Test Match Special (@bbctms) July 14, 2026
