The Indian captain Shubman Gill was not seen since he went inside, being retired hurt on Day 2 at Eden Gardens in the South Africa vs India first Test. Even though the fans waited for him the entire day and cheered for every player that came out, hoping for him to Gill, the latter was nowhere in sight. Gill has reportedly been carried out by ambulance to a nearby hospital after he suffered from "neck stiffness." According to a report from PTI, Shubman was brought to a hospital in Kolkata, being carried by a stretcher to the ambulance. He, as per reports, suffered from cervical collar pain. Shubman Gill stayed for 3 balls and was facing difficulty before walking out. He even walked out clutching his neck, which even hinted at his suffering. Read also: Mumbai Indians 2026 Retention List: Released, Retained & Trade Updates for IPL Auction Will Shubman Gill play the second innings? Unlikely so. After day 2's play, India's bowling coach, Morne Morkel, said that it is not a good thing to put more lead on Gill. Gill is currently playing all formats, leading the Test and ODI sides. Well, it's not confirmed if it's the workload. However, Morkel brushed it off as "a bad night's sleep." Morkel said, "Yeah, I think we first need to determine how he got the neck stiffness, maybe just a bad night’s sleep. I don’t think it’s, or we can put it down to the load." He added, “Gill is a very fit guy, he looks after himself very well, so it’s just unfortunate this morning that he woke up with a stiff neck and that carried him into the day, which was crucial for us. Another sort of partnership with him batting around was going to be needed for us at the time, and… just bad timing." Speaking about Gill's conditions, BCCI released a official statement saying, "Shubman Gill has a neck spasm and is being monitored by the BCCI medical team. A decision on his participation today will be taken as per his progress." In Rishabh Pant’s absence, the team has been under the leadership of the stand-in captain. By the close of the second day, South Africa was struggling at 93/7, holding a lead of 63 runs.