Aus vs Ind Border Gavaskar Trophy BGT Perth 1st Test KL Rahul boost for India, injured Shubman Gill skips training

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With Shubman Gill set to lose the Perth test, KL RahulThe return to training was a big boost for India on Sunday. He shrugged off injury concerns as he returned to bat during the team’s training session at the WACA in Perth.

Rahul left the field at the start of India’s intra-team simulation match on Friday after being hit in the elbow by an increasing surrender of Prasidh Krishna. The blow left him grimacing and he left the ground after seeking medical attention. Rahul did not return to the field later that day as India’s top batsmen had another turnaround on the field.

But Rahul put in a solid workout during India’s training session on Sunday morning, which lasted nearly three hours. After two days of match simulation – effectively featuring India’s main XI against a line-up made up of fringe or India A players – some members of the team trained at the center wicket and in the WACA nets.

Rahul spent about an hour hitting the ground before a brief practice session in the nets. There were no signs of discomfort, although Rahul did not look as fluent as he did before his strike during the match simulation when he opened the innings at wide Yashasvi Jaiswal.

“Based on the reports, I was much more confident that he should be fine,” said Yogesh Parmar, one of the Indian physiotherapists who accompanied Rahul for the x-rays and scans, in a post on BCCI’s X. “It was just a matter of controlling the pain and him gaining some confidence. From a medical point of view, he is absolutely fine.”

“I’m feeling good and I batted today,” said Rahul, “getting ready for the first game. [I] I was happy to be able to come here earlier, to have some time to get used to the conditions. I’ve had a lot of time preparing for the series and I’m excited and looking forward to it.”

The improvement in Rahul’s physical condition came just hours before Gill’s unavailability for Perth was confirmed. Gill suffered a thumb injury on the second day of India’s intra-national training match. His position in the batting order, however, remains uncertain following the news that Rohit Sharma will not reach Perth in time for the first Testafter he and his wife Ritika Sajdeh welcomed their second child on Friday.

Gill, who turned 28 and 42 unbeaten on Friday, picked up the injury while playing in the slips and left the field. He was not spotted at Sunday’s practice session, which was without several of India’s top batsmen, including Jaiswal, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pants.

Amid reports that he recently underwent tests, Kohli batted without any sign of discomfort in two innings on the first day of the match simulation. He made 15 and 30 not out, but struggled at times against short pitch bowling on a relatively calm WACA surface.

India’s frontline bowling attack led by vice-captain Jasprit Bumrahit was released during the second day’s game simulation and they also practiced on Sunday.

After an initial three days in the nets, followed by three days of match simulation practice at center wicket, India completed their training block at the WACA. From Tuesday, they will resume preparations at the Optus Stadium, where the first Test begins on November 22.

While some networking sessions and the first day of game simulation were open to the media, the weekend’s activities took place behind closed doors for logistical reasons.

Meanwhile, hosts Australia begin their early preparations for the Test on Monday with a training session at the WACA.

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