There are only a few days left for the start of the much-awaited Border Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia, but in the meantime, before the Perth Test against Australia, the problems of the Indian batting combination increased further when the team's batsman Shubman Gill also got injured on Saturday. The Indian team has long since reached Australia and has started preparations. The players of the host team Australia are also practicing.
Border Gavaskar Trophy will start on 22nd November. The first Test match will be played in Perth, but before that, injury concerns have created panic in the Indian camp. Fans are also scared. Before the Perth Test against Australia, there were reports of injuries to many players in the intra squad match being played between India and India A team.
Apart from Indian opening batsmen Shubhman Gill and Sarfaraz Khan, Indian experienced batsman KL Rahul also got injured during the match. It is really worrying for India to have so many players getting injured simultaneously, but in the meantime good news has come for India. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has given an update on KL Rahul's injury.
Actually KL Rahul has started playing. Rahul did net practice on Sunday, the video of which was shared by BCCI on social media. According to BCCI, after suffering an elbow injury on the first day of the match simulation, KL Rahul has recovered and is eager to play further.
Rahul batted in the nets on Sunday, allaying concerns over his fitness ahead of the opening Test against Australia starting on November 22 at the Optus Stadium. This will be a big relief for the Indian team management amid the possibility of injured Shubman Gill and captain Rohit Sharma not playing in the first match. Rohit has recently become the father of a second child.
the ball hit the elbow
Let us tell you that in the 'Intra-Squad' (Indian players are divided into two teams to practice) practice match at the WACA ground, Rahul walked out of the field for treatment after being hit on the elbow by fast bowler Prasidh Krishna's ball while batting on Friday. But on Sunday, the 32-year-old batted without any problems and took part in all kinds of 'drills' during the three-hour net session and also batted for a long time. Rahul is feeling fine now and the physio will keep an eye on him for the next few days to ensure that he has no problems.
hard to play gill
Gill has a fracture in his thumb so it is almost certain that he will not play in this match, due to which KL Rahul can open the innings in Perth. The Indian bowlers, led by vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah, also did some rigorous practice in the nets here. The Indian team has completed training at the WACA ground and the players will go to the Optus Stadium for match 'drills' from Tuesday. Monday is a day of rest.
Padikkal will remain with him as 'backup'
Meanwhile, the Indian team management has decided to keep top-order batsman Devdutt Padikkal in Australia as a batting 'back-up'. Devdutt was recently part of the India A team that played two four-day matches against their Australian counterpart. This left-handed batsman has recently been selected in the Karnataka team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He played innings of 36, 88, 26 and one run on the 'A' tour.
Top-order batsman B Sai Sudarshan scored a century in the first match at Mackay. They may also be asked to stop. The team led by Ruturaj Gaikwad will leave for Australia on Monday. A close source having information about this said-
Devdutt made his Test debut against England in Dharamsala earlier this year and scored 65 runs while batting at number four. Sudarshan has played three ODIs against South Africa last year and one T20 International against Zimbabwe in July this year.
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