Shubman Gill to play behind closed doors in Vijay Hazare Trophy

Jaipur: After a difficult few weeks — first dealing with an injury setback and then the disappointment of being dropped from India’s T20 World Cup squad — Shubman Gill will get a chance to rediscover his white-ball rhythm when the India’s Test and ODI skipper turns out for Punjab against Sikkim in the fifth round of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Saturday. Much to the disappointment of Gill fans, the match will be played behind closed doors at the Jaipuria Vidyalaya ground, which doesn’t have the seating capacity of the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, where around 20,000 spectators enjoyed Rohit Sharma’s ton last week. Gill, who will miss his Punjab opening partner Abhishek Sharma — the dashing southpaw returned home following the first two games — will look to make the most of these two Vijay Hazare matches to put the recent disappointment behind him. Besides Gill, left-arm speedster Arshdeep Singh will also play for Punjab in the next couple of matches.