IND vs AUS: India Suffer Another Blow As Shubman Gill Fractures Thumb Ahead of Perth Test
Indian batter Shubman Gill injured his finger while fielding in the slips during a match simulation in Perth on Saturday.
Team India faced another injury concern as young batter Shubman Gill reportedly sustained an injury as he fractured his thumb during a training session in Perth. This development adds to Team India’s worries just a week before the start of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, particularly as KL Rahul is also rumoured to be carrying an injury.
According to reports, Gill fractured his thumb while fielding in the slips during a match simulation in Perth on Saturday. The report further stated that the medical team is currently assessing the batter’s condition and has yet to reach a conclusion.
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“Yes, Shubman Gill is injured, but it is too early to rule him out of the opening Test. The medical team is keeping a close watch on him," a TOI report quoted a source as saying.
As per PTI, a BCCI source privy to the development, Gill has indeed fractured his left thumb and with less than a week left for the Test to start, it will be near impossible for the stylish right-hander to get fit in time for the opening match.
A thumb fracture generally takes around 14 days to heal after which one is expected to start his regular net sessions. Since the second Test in Adelaide starts from December 6, there remains a possibility that he will get fit in time for that match.
Gill sustained the injury a day after Rahul left the field after getting hit by a Praisdh Krishna delivery during the first day of the intra-squad game at WACA. The latter had opened the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal was had to leave the field after suffering the blow.
Even, Virat Kohli had to be taken for the scans but he returned to the game and batted for 30 minutes after the final interval on Friday.
“Virat Kohli is absolutely fine. He batted in the match simulation without any discomfort and also had a hit in the net after he got out. No concerns there," the TOI report quoted a source as saying.
Team India has been training at Perth ahead of the Border-Gavaskar series opener at the Optus Stadium, starting November 22. The visitors were also supposed to play a practice match but the management decided to drop the plan and focused on simulations on the centre wicket.
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