Devdutt Padikkal was slotted in at No 3 as the left-handed made his Test comeback after being added as cover to the squad with no Rohit Sharma for the first game in Perth against Australia. After the toss, the BCCI provided an update on Shubman Gill, who missed the game after copping a blow on hand.

Team India need to win four and draw one Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to qualify for the finals of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle.

According to a report from ESPNCricinfo, the star Indian opener Rohit Sharma will not be available for the team selection for the opening Test match against Australia. Jasprit Bumrah will take the captain's armband for the Perth Test starting on November 22.

The Indian management is sweating on various injuries ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 opener in Perth. Shubman Gill is expected to miss the first Test due to a thumb fracture and captain Rohit Sharma is yet to join the camp.

Shubman Gill hurt his left thumb while fielding in India's match simulation ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/2025. Gill is now set to miss the first Test of the series opener in Perth.

Shubman Gill is touring Australia for the second time after featuring in the previous Border-Gavaskar series in 2020/21. Gill has reportedly picked up a hand injury ahead of the upcoming series.

The Indian cricket team is facing some tough questions regarding their batting strength for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Captain Rohit Sharma is doubtful for the at least first Test which might further expose India's opening woes in Australia.

Nathan McSweeney has played 34 first-class games in his career and aggregated 2252 runs at an average of 38.16. The right-handed batter has scored six first-class hundreds and 12 half-centuries.

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Rishabh Pant scored 60 off 59 balls and laced it with eight fours and two sixes. He was trapped in front of his stumps by leg-spinner Ish Sodhi before Lunch on day two of the third Test at the Wankhede Stadium.

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Shubman Gill missed the first Test between India and New Zealand due to a stiff neck, while Rishabh Pant's participation was limited majorly to the batting role as he was replaced on the field by Dhruv Jurel after getting hurt on his knee.

Shubman Gill has played 27 Test matches for India. He has aggregated 1656 runs at an average of 36.80 with the help of five centuries and six half-centuries. He was not available for selection in the first Test with neck stiffness.

Sarfaraz Khan last played for India against England in a Test match at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (HPCA) in Dharamsala. He recently scored a double hundred for Mumbai in the Irani Cup against Rest of India.

India are set to host New Zealand for a three-match Test series, starting from October 16 onwards. The Men in Blue have recently defeated Bangladesh 2-0 in a two-match series. Meanwhile, the Men in Blue have been hit with fitness issues ahead of the opening Test in Bengaluru.

The BCCI announced India's squad for three-match T20I series against Bangladesh starting October 6 in Gwalior. Suryakumar Yadav will be leading a young side filled with exciting players who have impressed in the IPL, in the absence of Test stars and the ones involved in Irani Cup.

For the first time in India's Test cricket history spanning 92 years, the number of wins is more than the number of defeats as the two-time World Test Championship finalists beat Bangladesh by 280 runs in the opening match of the series. R Ashwin starred with a century and a six-wicket haul.

Shubman Gill notched up his fifth century at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai in the ongoing Test match against Bangladesh. He had bagged an 8-ball duck in the first innings but made amends for it in the second. Gill has done so more often this year becoming a second innings specialist.

Shubman Gill recovered from a poor start in the Chennai Test against Bangladesh as he completed his fifth century in the longest format of the game having recorded a duck in the first innings. Earlier, Rishabh Pant also completed his century as India are in comfortable position in the first Test.

The bad light stopped play and later forced early stumps as India are cruising in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai. India declared their innings at 287/4 following Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant's tons and set a huge target of 515 runs to chase for Bangladesh, who already are four down.