Shubhman Gill got injured during practice.Image credit source: AFP
The day everyone has been waiting for has finally arrived. The first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test match between India and Australia began in Perth on Friday, November 22. With this, what was feared also came true. Star batsman Shubman Gill could not participate in this match due to injury. Gill suffered a thumb injury during Team India’s practice but was expected to recover just before the start of the match. This did not happen and BCCI gave an update on Gill’s injury and told what his condition is.
What did the BCCI say about Gill’s injury?
In this match which was held at Optus Stadium, Team India won the toss and decided to bat first. After winning the toss and revealing the playing eleven, the Indian Cricket Board provided information about Shubman Gill’s status on social media. The board said in its update that Gill had suffered an injury to his left thumb on the second day of Team India’s simulation match at the WACA, hence his name was not considered for selection in the first Test match. . The board said the medical team is monitoring his condition every day.
UPDATE: Shubman Gill suffered a left thumb injury during Day 2 of match simulation at The WACA. He was not considered for selection for the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The BCCI medical team monitors his progress daily.#TeamIndia , #AUSvIND
-BCCI (@BCCI) November 22, 2024
Bumrah becomes captain, debut for 2 players
Talking about the match, the Indian team starts this series without its captain Rohit Sharma. In such a situation, star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is leading the team. Bumrah captains the Indian team for only the second time. Previously, he had captained a Test match on the tour of England in 2022. Rohit Rohit had taken a break from this Test due to the birth of his son. He is now said to join the team in Perth from November 24 and begin preparing for the second Test.
Bumrah won the toss and decided to bat first. Team India made some important decisions in the playing eleven for this match, in which Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana got the opportunity to make their Test debuts. With the arrival of these two, Team India entered the competition with 4 fast bowlers. However, the most surprising decision was the sole spinner and neither Ravindra Jadeja nor Ravichandran Ashwin got a place in it but Washington Sundar was given a chance. Sundar had performed well recently in the Test series against New Zealand.
India-Australia playing eleven
India: Jasprit Bumrah (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (goalkeeper), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana.
Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
