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IND vs AUS: India's star batter Shubman Gill, who was ruled out from the series opener against Australia owing to a thumb fracture, had recovered well in time and had joined the Men in Blue for the practice session before the much-awaited day-night Test match in Adelaide. The BCCI took to their official social media account and posted a video, where Gill is seen getting involved in a fun-fielding drill along with batting coach Abhishek Nayar and has thus ended the speculations around his comeback to India's playing XI.

Gill had sustained the injury a few days prior to the series opener and that increased the team's headache since Indian skipper Rohit Sharma had already pulled out from the first match owing to his paternity leave. Despite all these blows, the Jasprit Bumrah-led side won the first match against Australia by a huge margin of 295 runs in Perth. They won this match on the back of a brilliant bowling and batting performance, like the match-winning opening partnership of 201 runs between Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul.

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In that video, the youngster is seen getting involved in a fun fielding session with batting coach Abhishek Nayar. This video has come as a huge relief for Indian fans and cricket experts as this has ended speculations around Gill's availability for the second Test match. The Indian team would receive a huge boost upon his return, although finalizing the playing XI would give the team management a hard time due to the brilliant form of the current openers.

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Now that even Rohit Sharma has rejoined the team in Australia, the team management will have a hard time finalizing the playing XI. Both captain Rohit Sharma and the team management will face the daunting task of balancing Gill's inclusion, especially after the way Rahul and Jaiswal performed in the series opener.

As the Men in Blue gears up for the second Test match, which will be held in Adelaide and is currently leading the series by 1-0, all eyes will be on performing consistently and maintaining one's dominance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Gill's comeback can strengthen their batting lineup but the team management will have to choose their lineups carefully as it will help the team dominate throughout the series.

 

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