Shubman Gill Doubtful For Second Test In Adelaide Against Australia
Team India might have to wait for a bit longer for the availability of their regular No.3 player Shubman Gill. It is likely that he will be missing the second Test match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Adelaide which will kick start on December 6. India will be playing a pink-ball practice game which will start from Saturday so they can prepare for the day-night match at the Adelaide Oval. According to the sources, there are still many doubts for Gill’s availability at the second Test. He has already missed the first Test due to his thumb injury that he got while fielding in the intra-squad match.
A source stated that the right-handed batter has been advised to take rest for a bit more weeks and will require some more time for recovery before playing the Test.
“Gill was advised a 10-14 day rest by the medical specialist after suffering that injury. He won’t play in the practice match on the weekend, and is doubtful at the moment for the second Test too. Let’s see how much his injury has healed, how his finger feels. Even after it has healed, he’ll need some quality practice before playing a Test match.”
Former Indian selector Jatin Pranjape said that Gill will take two to four weeks to heal, so he could miss two to three Test matches.
“I know from past experience that finger injuries, especially like the one he has suffered to the thumb take two to four weeks to heal, so don’t be surprised if he misses two to three Test matches.”
Now the concern is that if Gill will be missing the second Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy then who will be playing at the No.3 spot. In the first Test match, in absence of both Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, Kl Rahul got the chance to open and Devdutt Padikkal got the chance to play at No.3. But now Rohit Sharma is available for the second Test so it is clear that he will open with Yashasvi Jaiswal and maybe KL Rahul will get a chance to bat at No.3, so Devdutt Padikkal will not get a chance in the Playing XI.
India won the first Test match of the series by beating the Aussies with a 295 run victory in Perth, their next target will be to beat the opposition in the second Test in Adelaide.