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Shubman Gill has been discharged from a hospital in Chennai but the India opener will most likely miss the marquee World Cup clash against Pakistan

Shubman Gill and pacer Mohammed Siraj were among the stars nominated for the ICC Men's Player of the Month Award for September

Gill, who tested positive for dengue upon his arrival in Chennai last week has been down for the past week

BCCI released an official statement to announce Gill's absence from the next game as he will remain in Chennai under the supervision of the medical team.

As expected, India are playing a three-pronged spin attack in Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and local lad Ravichandran Ashwin on a pitch which is a little bit on the slower side and looks dry.

Raina cited the WC opener between defending champions England and New Zealand at Ahmedabad as an example, where Kiwis chased down 283 set by England with nine wickets in hand.

Men in Blue will start their World Cup 2023 campaign against five-time champions Australia at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday

India's top-form player currently, opener Shubhman Gill, is going to miss the mega tournament, if not totally, at least for a couple of games

Gill is the leading run-getter in ODIs this year, scoring 1230 runs in 20 games. The medical team hasn't ruled him out yet. But we will be monitoring on a day-to-day basis

Gill, India's most prolific batter in ODIs in recent times, is reportedly down with high fever and will be tested for dengue on Friday

Shubman who is brimming with potential established himself as India's opening batter for the future by ending the Asia Cup as the top scorer with 302 runs at an average of 75.50.

India skipper Rohit Sharma and stalwart batter Virat Kohli had been rested for the first two games and will return for the final game

Having won the series opener, India were well served by centuries from Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer after being asked to bat first.

After an early fall of Ruturaj Gaikawad, Gill and Iyer countered back Australian attack and filled the holes with boundaries. However, they both fall down after scoring rapid tons.

Across all formats in 36 matches and 39 innings, he has scored 1,764 runs at an average of 51.88 and a strike rate of over 101. He has seven centuries and six fifties, with the best score of 208.

David Warner made 52, while Steve Smith contributed 41 and lower down the batting order, wicketkeeper Josh Inglis chipped in with 45.

Gill said it was important to give attention to the area in view of the approaching World Cup, and the Asia Cup final on Sunday against Sri Lanka

Despite Gill's impressive performance with eight fours and five sixes, and Axar Patel's brisk 42 off 34 balls towards the end, India's total fell short as they were bowled out for 259 in 49.5 overs.

Before this match, India and Sri Lankan had already sealed their places in Sunday's final

Opener Shubman Gill has achieved a career-best second position and is the highest-ranked among three Indian batters, who are now in the top 10 of the ICC Men's ODI rankings.