Shubhman Gill has played 29 matches for India.
Team India has suffered another setback before the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Batsman Shubman Gill is also injured. According to reports, Gill suffered a finger injury while fielding in the slips during a match simulation in Perth on Saturday. Yes, Gill is injured, but it is too early to say whether he will play in Perth, a source told TOI. The medical team is keeping a close watch on him, a decision will be taken after 2-3 days.
A day before this, KL Rahul was also hit by the ball and could not continue practicing. Virat Kohli also got scanned. However, it was later revealed that Kohli was absolutely fine.
The Indian team will start the Australia tour from November 22 with the first Test in Perth. The Indian team has to play a series of 5 test matches there. This series is important for the Indian team from the point of view of the World Test Championship.
This photo of Gill is from the practice session of 13 November.
KL Rahul's elbow injured Earlier, KL Rahul was injured. During the practice match on Friday, Rahul was hit in the elbow by Prasidh Krishna's ball and he went out of the field for a scan. Meanwhile, Australian media had claimed that Kohli has also undergone scans for an undisclosed injury. The Bengaluru player scored his last Test century against South Africa in Centurion in December 2023 and since then he has scored only 2 fifties in nine innings.
Claim- Kohli also got scanned Australian newspaper Sydney Morning Herald had claimed that star batsman Virat Kohli underwent a scan for an undisclosed injury on Thursday. However, he was not prevented from playing in the practice match and scored 15 runs before being dismissed.
On this, a source told PTI, 'There is no concern with Virat Kohli right now.' He has struggled to score big runs and his last Test century was against West Indies at Port of Spain in July 2023. Since then, the 36-year-old has scored just two fifties in 14 Test innings. In the last 60 innings, Kohli has averaged 31.68 with just two centuries. His average in 2024 is just 22.72 in six Tests.
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