A positive piece on November 19 news The young batting sensation has been ruled out of the India camp ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 due to an injury. Shubman Gill.
According to a report, 25-year-old Shubman Gill has not broken his thumb and will be fully fit and ready to go for the five-match Test very soon. series against Australia National Cricket Team.
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What happened to Shubman Gill?
On Saturday, November 16, several media outlets reported that Shubman Gill had sustained a serious injury that ruled him out of several matches in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
It was reported that Gill injured his left thumb while entering the field in a slip during a simulated match against India A and was in pain after the incident.
The BCCI medical team immediately sent him for a scan and it was reported that he had a fractured left thumb.
The broken thumb takes about 14 days to heal and there were expectations that he would be fit in time for the second Test, scheduled for December 6 in Adelaide.
‘There is no fracture; it’s a small tissue’
On Tuesday, November 19, RevSportz journalist Rohit Juglan reported positive news about Shubman Gill.
He revealed that the batter did not break the thumb and only a small tissue was affected. Shubman Gill will be fully fit to compete in a week and will feature in the tour game against the Prime Minister’s XI, meaning Shubman Gill will be through the first Test in Perth and ready for the last four matches.
The tour match between India and the Prime Minister’s XI is scheduled to begin on November 30 at the Manuka Oval in Canberra.
“Update on Shubhman Gill – No fracture; it’s a small tissue affected and this tissue is directly involved in the grip. Maximum time for this is 1 week, possibly part of the Canberra game. It will be cautious,” said RevSportz journalist X wrote in
Update on Shubhman Gill –
There are no fractures; it is a small tissue that is affected and this tissue is directly involved in the grip
Maximum time this will take is 1 week, likely to be part of the Canberra game unless precautions are taken #ShubhmanGill… pic.twitter.chem/i0HeG6G2Thb— Rohit Juglan Rohit Juglan (@rohitjuglan) Nhevember 19, 2024
Even if it is a two-day or three-day game, I prefer to play a match – Ravi Shastri
India have faced heavy criticism from several pundits for not playing any warm-up games ahead of the start of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, with Ravi Shastri the latest to join the fold.
The former India coach criticized India for skipping warm-ups and said the Indian team should have at least one full-fledged warm-up match going into the five-match Test series.
“It’s always ‘how strong will the opposition be?’ This is the first question you ask (planning a tour game). Even if it is a two-day or three-day game, I prefer to play a match. As time goes by in India, they might think about it, but at the end of the day it’s the team management that understands best,” Shastri said (via The West Australian ).
“They know how tired the players are – they’ve just come off a series against New Zealand, they’ve also played one-day cricket, so they thought it was the best preparation … time will tell,” Shastri said.
Notably, India was scheduled to play an intra-squad match against India A, but it was canceled and replaced by a simulated match.
