‘Just a bad…’: Morne Morkel’s SURPRISING remark on Shubman Gill’s neck injury

Gill had initially walked off on four clutching the back of his neck on Saturday after suffering what appeared to be a whiplash while slog-sweeping Simon Harmer for four.

The physio attended to him immediately, and the opener retired hurt on four after facing just three balls.

But the situation seemed more concerning later on Saturday as he was seen being taken away with his neck secured in a cervical collar, raising further concern about the severity of the injury.

South Africa assistant coach Morne Morkel blamed it on bad night’s “sleep and not his workload“.

“Yeah, I think we first need to determine how he got the neck stiffness, maybe just a bad night’s sleep. I don’t think it’s, or we can put it down to the load,” Morkel said, when asked if Gill’s packed multi-format calendar was a factor.