Indian dough Shubman Gill doubtful for the second Test against Australia, scheduled to start on December 6 in Adelaide. Gill missed the first match of the series due to a thumb injury he suffered during an intra-squad practice match at the WACA Ground. Before the game at Adelaide Oval, the Indian team will take on the Australian Premier team in a pink-ball practice match starting on Saturday in Canberra. According to a message in Times of IndiaGill is certain to miss the match at Manuka Oval and his participation in Adelaide also remains in doubt.
Gill has been ordered to rest for a couple of weeks and will need some game practice before being considered for selection.
“Gill was advised by a medical specialist to rest for 10-14 days after the injury. He will not play in the practice match at the weekend and is currently doubtful he will play the second Test. Let’s see how serious his injury is. healed how his finger feels. Even after it has healed, he will need good practice before playing a Test match,” the report said.
The report also mentions that the pacemaker Mohammed Shami unlikely to travel to Australia anytime soon. Shami recently returned to action after undergoing surgery for a long-term knee injury. Rumors are doing the rounds on social media that the pacer could be heading Down Under very soon.
“There has been no talk of trying to send Shami to Australia, at least for now. So far, the fast bowlers selected for the tour and the opening line-up for the first Test in Perth are doing a very good job,” the report added. .
Meanwhile, the returning captain Rohit Sharma will be part of the Indian team playing in the second Test in Adelaide, replacing the young Devdutt Padikkal but in shape KL RahulBatting in the pink ball warm-up game in Canberra is sure to keep everyone interested.
It will all depend on whether the injured Shubman Gill can get fit for the match, otherwise Rahul could come in at number three in place of Padikkal. But there is a school of thought that believes the team could benefit more if Rohit bats in the middle order, preferably at number five or six.
Rahul was seen more as a makeshift opener due to Rohit’s absence from the opening Test in Perth.
But technically he was the most compact of all Indian batters in both innings at the Optus Stadium with scores of 26 and 77.
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