Team India did not have the most auspicious starts to the IND vs AUS Test series, when it was revealed that Shubman Gill would miss the 1st match in Perth due to a thumb fracture. Later, on Tuesday, it was revealed that it wasn’t a fracture, and that he would be playing in the second Test.
But now, as it emerges, that he could still be playing in the opening encounter starting November 22. India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel in a press conference revealed, that things have improved for Shubman Gill and he might just make it to the first Test. He said, “he is improving on Day by day basis. We will take a call on the morning of the Test. He played well in the match simulation in the build up. So fingers crossed.”
Gill will be valuable for Team India on the entire tour, since he has the experience of playing Down Under in the 2020-21 series, that India won 2-1. In fact, in the three Tests he played there last time around, he managed to average 51, and scored 259 runs including two fifties.
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