Shubman Gill: India batter Shubman Gill has landed in doubt to play the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia in Perth after suffering a left-hand injury during the team’s match simulation training at the WACA on Saturday.
According to a report in ESPNCricinfo, Gill hurt his left hand while fielding in slips and did not take the field for the rest of the day. With just six days left for the first Test in Perth to begin, the Indian team will be anxious over whether Gill would be fit enough in time to bat at No.3.
The development comes just a day after right-handed batter K.L. Rahul took a blow to his right elbow by a rising delivery from Prasidh Krishna and was forced to leave the field. Since then, the report mentioned, Rahul hadn’t come out to bat at all. It is to be noted that there has been no official word yet from the BCCI on the status of Rahul and Gill ahead of the first Test.
