India’s opening batter Abhishek Sharma has been hospitalised with a stomach infection, media reports said on Wednesday.

The development has put the availability of India’s main batter for Thursday’s T20 World Cup match against Namibia in doubt.

Sharma has been receiving treatment in a private Delhi hospital for the past two days.

“Abhishek has been admitted to a private hospital in Delhi due to a stomach infection. Some tests are being done to ascertain the problem. It is still not clear whether he will be discharged today. But the match against Namibia looks doubtful as of now,” a BCCI source was quoted as saying.

Sharma, who was dismissed for a first-ball duck in India’s opening World Cup game against the USA, had previously been battling a stomach issue.

He did not field during the USA’s innings, with India’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate confirming that Sharma was recovering from a stomach bug.

“Abhi still has got a few issues with his tummy. We are hopeful that he’ll be available for the game in two days’ time,” Doeschate said.

If Sharma is unavailable, India could opt to open with Sanju Samson, who had been replaced by Ishan Kishan as the first-choice wicketkeeper-batter following a string of low scores against New Zealand last month.

Ten Doeschate said the team is waiting for Abhi’s fitness more than anything.

On a positive note, Jasprit Bumrah is set to feature against Namibia after missing the opener due to illness.

He participated in India’s training session in Delhi on Tuesday, bowling at full intensity.

Allrounder Washington Sundar has also rejoined the squad after recovering from a side tear suffered during the series against New Zealand.

Sundar took part in batting and bowling practice, including throwdowns at the nets, ahead of Thursday’s clash.