India captain Shubman Gill, who has not trained due to a neck spasm sustained during the first Test against South Africa, will undergo a fitness test on Friday in a last-ditch attempt to be available for the second game, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has indicated.

Gill developed the spasm on the second day of the opening Test and hasn't returned to the nets since.

While his chances remain slim, the BCCI sports science team is waiting as long as possible before taking a final call. The second and final Test begins on Saturday.

“See, he is definitely recovering really well, because I also met him yesterday,” Kotak said ahead of a practice session that Gill skipped.

“Now, the decision will be taken tomorrow evening, because the physios and doctors have to decide whether, even if he is ful

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