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India eye series win as Gill's fitness remains under watch

Tridib Baparnash
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) India will look to wrap up the three-match series against England when the two sides meet in the second ODI at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Wednesday, but questions over skipper Shubman Gill's fitness continue to dominate the build-up.
India took a 1-0 lead in the series with a convincing six-wicket victory in Birmingham, where Gill led from the front with a fluent 80 before retiring hurt during the chase. While the injury did not prevent India from completing the chase, the team will be hoping it was only a case of cramps and not something more serious.
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