New Delhi. Shubman Gill may be out of the first Test against Australia. Gill has a fracture in his left thumb. He suffered this injury while fielding in the slip on the second day of the intra-squad match. India vs Australia's first Test match will be played in Perth on November 22. Both teams will face each other in the 5-match series. Gill, one of the young heroes of India's last Border-Gavaskar Trophy victory, is the mainstay of batting. If captain Rohit Sharma is out of the first Test, then India's top order may look weak. Gill got injured while fielding on the second day of the practice match conducted by dividing the team into two groups.

Shubman Gill looked in a lot of pain after the injury and immediately left the field for a scan. According to a source in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) privy to the matter, Gill has a fracture in his left thumb, and less than a week is left for the Test to begin. So it will be almost impossible for this stylish right-handed batsman to be fit in time for the opening match. Thumb fractures usually take about 14 days to heal after which the person is expected to start his regular net sessions.

Shubman Gill is expected to be fit for the second Test,
but the second Test in Adelaide is starting on December 6, so he will likely be fit in time for that match. Gill's absence can be very difficult for the national team as he is an important batsman for number three and in the absence of Rohit, he could be considered to open the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal. At the same time, Lokesh Rahul also suffered an elbow injury from Prasidh Krishna's short ball on the opening day of the team's practice match and was forced to leave the field.

KL Rahul did not play on the second day.
KL Rahul's injured part needed 'icing' and he did not play on the field on the second day of practice on Saturday. However, this was done as a precaution. If Gill remains absent, Abhimanyu Easwaran may get a chance to make his Test debut as India does not have many options. However, if captain Rohit Sharma, who has become a father of a son, decides to join the team for three days of training, then the story will be different.

The Indian team will have 3 net sessions in Perth before the first Test.
The last day of the practice match will be on Sunday, after which the India A team, except the reserve players, will return to India and the players will join their state teams for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. After this, the main team will go to Optus Stadium in Perth where it will take part in three net sessions from Tuesday to Thursday before playing in the Test starting on Friday.