Good into the wind, bringing them into the fold from the pink-ball, day-night Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval, young Indian batting star Shubman Gill was seen batting in nets at Canberra. Team India is now in Canberra and will be playing a two-day pink-ball warm-up match against Prime Minister XI at the Manuka Oval. The stars of India will use this match as a warm-up before getting used to the pink ball and all its tricks for the Adelaide Test against Australia.
India was the one who won the opening Test at Perth by 295 runs and by doing so gained a 1-0 advantage in the series, in addition to all the psychological advantage, but at the same time, those ghastly memories of even the 2021 Adelaide pink-ball Test were an indication to the players and fans of the long distance yet to be covered and how much effort more would be required as it may soon be proved that there is just around the corner a fantastic fight-back of Australia.;” In the nets, it was Gill who was seen polishing his defense. The news that Gill will be back on court after a thumb injury sustained during the first Test was promising, since his batting looked really good and the defense was extremely steady as well.
Despite missing the first Test due to injury, fans would want the 25-year-old to feature in the Adelaide Test and pick up from where he left off at The Gabba, 2021, when his magnificent knock of 91 helped India chase down 328 runs on the final day to win the series and deliver an unexpected loss to Australia at this venue in over 32 years. The 2020-21 series was a sort of a turning point for Gill as he scored a total of 259 runs in three Tests at an average of 51.80 with some fifties under his belt—which eventually made him ‘one of the best upcoming batsmen India has produced.’
Batting at number three, a role he will carry on during this series, the batter scores 926 runs from 14 matches at an average of 42.09, with three tons and fifties in 25 innings.
Rohit Sharma will be available for two-day warm-up game against Prime Minister’s XI from November 30 in Canberra ahead of the day-night Test in Adelaide, ESPNcricinfo has gathered. In the meanwhile, Indian captain Rohit Sharma has begun practicing in the nets since he was with the Border-Gavaskar squad in Australia after the arrival of his second child.
On the other hand, India head coach Gautam Gambhir flew back home in the midst of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-2025, as per reports in ESPNcricinfo, and will miss the two-day tour game against the Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra. The said report reaffirmed that no other board member has traveled with Gautam.
Thus according to the report, Gambhir deserted the team for personal reasons to be at home present in India.
According to an ESPNcricinfo report, a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) spokesperson cleared that the head coach of India would be back with the squad before the Test in Adelaide, which would be starting on December 6th.
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