New Delhi, February 11 The flamboyant Indian opener, Abhishek Sharma, has been discharged from the hospital after being admitted for two days due to a stomach infection, raising concerns about his participation in the T20 World Cup match against Namibia on Thursday.
During a pre-match press conference here, his teammate, Tilak Varma, stated that a decision on Abhishek's participation in tomorrow's game is still pending.
"Abhishek was discharged today. There is still time to decide on his participation for tomorrow's game," Varma told reporters here.
Abhishek had scored a duck against the USA in the opening game on Saturday in Mumbai and did not participate further after that, with Sanju Samson replacing him in the field.
It has been reported that he was unwell during that match and his condition worsened after reaching Delhi.
The priority for India is not the Namibia match but the February 15 match against a steadily improving Pakistan team at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, where the pitch conditions will be slightly different.
A stomach infection is known to affect stamina and endurance, and it remains to be seen if Abhishek will be able to travel on Friday, train on Saturday, and play on Sunday.
Samson did bat in the nets on Tuesday and spent a lot of time with batting coach Sitanshu Kotak, indicating that the team management is keeping its options open in case Abhishek fails to regain full fitness.
However, the Indian team management is hopeful of having him on the field by Sunday.
It has been learned that the 25-year-old attended dinner at head coach Gautam Gambhir's home here on Sunday, but left much earlier than the rest of his teammates.
