Abhishek Sharma hospitalised; doubtful for India’s match against Namibia
World • 5d ago
Top batter has been in hospital with an upset stomach and is likely to miss India’s next T20 World Cup game.
Prolific Indian opener Abhishek Sharma has been hospitalised with an upset stomach before the group match against Namibia at the T20 World Cup, Indian media and officials say.
Sharma, who is the top-ranked T20I batter in the world, is likely to miss India’s second match of the tournament against Namibia on Thursday.
“Abhishek has been admitted to a private hospital in Delhi due to a stomach infection,” an official of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) told the country’s PTI news agency.
“Some tests are being done to ascertain the problem. It is still not clear whether he will be discharged today. But the match against Namibia looks doubtful as of now.”
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