Shubman Gill gears up for UAE leg of IPL 2021 after recovering from injury

Injured India opener Shubman Gill is geared up for to play the remainder of the Indian Premier League after recovering from his injury on the shin of his left leg.

"Gill is in the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and has recovered from his shin pain. He will be departing for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) soon for the IPL. He has been at the NCA for a week now," a source, aware of the development, told IANS.

Gill has represented India in the inaugural World Test Championship final against New Zealand in England in June.

"Opening batsman Shubman Gill sustained a developing stress reaction on his left lower leg (shin) during the World Test Championship final. This was confirmed via an MRI scan. He is ruled out of the tour and has returned back to India," the statement from BCCI had said last month.

Gill got 132 runs in seven matches in the first half of the IPL.