Por qué Shubman Gill no jugó en la primera prueba contra Australia

Cuando India ganó el sorteo en Perth y decidió batear primero, ¿por qué no había lugar para Shubman Gill en el once de juego de Jasprit Bumrah? Vea por qué la estrella principal no juega.

The day has arrived, and so have the Indian and Australian teams, as the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is set to begin at Optus Stadium in Perth. With Rohit Sharma unavailable for the first Test, it’s Jasprit Bumrah’s day to lead the team. Bumrah will aim to make his mark in his second Test match as captain. As predicted, India made some changes, with two debutants, Nitish Reddy and Harshit Rana are set to thrive. However, the big news is that India’s top-order star Shubman Gill is not in the mix. So, what is the reason behind his exclusion from this first Test against Australia?

Why Shubman Gill is not playing

Gill, who sustained the injury during an intra-squad match, was barely able to participate in India’s practice session on Wednesday. He is now out of the Perth Test. However, there are chances that Gill will return to action in the second Test. Unfortunately, Shubman Gill’s injury has paved the way for Devdutt Padikkal to play in the no. 3 spot. The talented left-hander from Karnataka, who was already in Australia with the India A team, is now set to potentially bat at number three in the first Test against Australia at Optus Stadium in Perth. Padikkal made his Test debut earlier this year against England in Dharamsala and is now all set for some big months against Australia.

Shubman Gill’s Stats vs Australia in Tests

Year	Innings	Runs	Balls	Outs	Avg	SR	HS	50	100	4s	6s	Dot %
2020	2	80	101	1	80	79.2	45	0	0	15	0	71.3
2021	4	179	326	4	44.8	54.9	91	2	0	21	2	75.2
2023	5	185	303	5	37	61.1	128	0	1	19	1	66
Total	11	444	730	10	44.4	60.8	128	2	1	55	3	70.8

IND vs AUS playing XI

Australia	India
1. Usman Khawaja	1. KL Rahul (wicketkeeper batter)
2. Nathan McSweeney	2. Yashasvi Jaiswal (opening batter)
3. Marnus Labuschagne	3. Devdutt Padikkal (top-order batter)
4. Steven Smith	4. Virat Kohli (top-order batter)
5. Travis Head	5. Rishabh Pant † (wicketkeeper batter)
6. Mitchell Marsh	6. Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper batter)
7. Alex Carey †	7. Washington Sundar (bowling allrounder)
8. Pat Cummins (c)	8. Nitish Kumar Reddy (batting allrounder)
9. Mitchell Starc	9. Harshit Rana (bowler)
10. Nathan Lyon	10. Jasprit Bumrah (c) (bowler)
11. Josh Hazlewood	11. Mohammed Siraj (bowler)