Shubman Gill practices in the nets ahead of the two-day pink ball tour game against India Prime Minister of Australia XI At Manuka Oval in Canberra.
Gill, who missed the first Test, was taking a throw down in the nets on Friday. After taking throwdowns for some time, Gill faced fast bowlers Yash Dayal, Akash Deep and Prasidh Krishna
Gill missed the first Test after fracturing his thumb while fielding during a match simulation session in Perth.
Shubman Gill is also in the nets. He could not play the first test due to injury.
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It will be interesting to see if the 25-year-old will be available for the pink-ball tour matches, followed by the day-night Test against Australia in Adelaide on December 6.
Rohit also back in action
captain of india Rohit SharmaRohit, who was on paternity leave after the birth of his son, is set to open with Yashasvi Jaiswal in the two-day tour games.
#AUSvIND #crickettwitter #RohitSharma At the nets at Manuka Oval, Canberra.
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In Rohit’s absence, his deputy Jasprit Bumrah has led the Indian team, and guided them towards a dominant win over Australia in the opening Test in Perth.
Rajkot: India captain Rohit Sharma celebrates his century on the first day of the third cricket Test match between India and England at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Thursday, February 15, 2024. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil)
Rohit’s back and Shubman is trying to regain his fitness. KL RahulThe man who played an important inning of 77 runs in the second innings in Perth may have to drop to number six in the Indian batting order. If Rahul is sent to bat at number six, then Dhruv Jurel will have to make room.
former australian captain ricky ponting Had said that Rohit’s return could “settle” the Indian camp.
“I think there is likely to be more disruption to his campaign with Sharma coming back and anything else. So I’ll stick to it (3-1 decision in Australia’s favour),” Ponting said in the ICC review.
Ponting said that despite Rohit’s absence, India is ready to take on Australia.
“India will be quite confident about which team they are going to play (in Perth). They had known for some time that Rohit was probably not going to come here. They probably knew for some time that Bumra was going to become the captain. So maybe they know what holes they have to fill. Therefore, they will be disposed of appropriately,” he said. According to the stat book, India have dominated the BGT series in recent times and have emerged victorious on the last four occasions.