On a positive note, Shubman Gill will begin batting practice in Canberra ahead of the pink-ball Test

Canberra (Australia), : In a positive development ahead of the pink-ball day-night Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval, young Indian batting sensation Shubman Gill was seen batting in the nets in Canberra.

Team India is currently in Canberra where they will take on the Prime Minister’s XI in a two-day pink ball warm-up match at the Manuka Oval. This game will allow the Indian stars to get used to the pink ball and its various tricks before they take on Australia in the second Test in Adelaide.

While India won the first Test in Perth by 295 runs, taking a 1-0 series lead and gaining a massive mental edge over the Australians, bitter and haunting memories remain of the 2021 Adelaide pink-ball Test in which India were eliminated Just 36 runs will remind players and fans alike that there is still a lot of work ahead and a remarkable Australian comeback could be just around the corner.

In the nets, Gill could be seen honing his solid defense. After missing the first Test due to a thumb injury, there were positive signs as not only did Gill seem to have really good command of his bat, but his defense also looked pretty solid.

Fans would expect the 25-year-old to play the Adelaide Test and pick up where he left off in 2021 at The Gabba, where he played a magnificent knock of 91 to help India chase down 328 runs on the final day win the series and also handed Australia their first defeat at the venue in over 32 years. This 2020-21 series marked a turning point in Gill’s career as he scored 259 runs in three Tests at an average of 51.80 and two fifties, slowly establishing him as one of India’s best young batters.

Gill has been in good form this season, scoring 806 runs in 10 games and 19 innings, an average of over 47. He has scored three centuries and fifties and his best score is 119*.

At number three, a role he will continue in this series, Gill scored 926 runs in 14 games, an average of 42.09, with three centuries and fifties in 25 innings.

According to a report by ESPNcricinfo, Rohit Sharma will also be available for the two-day warm-up match against the Prime Minister XI starting November 30 in Canberra ahead of the day-night Test in Adelaide. Meanwhile, Indian captain Rohit Sharma started training at the nets as he joined the team in Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after the birth of his second child.

On the other hand, India head coach Gautam Gambhir flew home amid the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-2025 and will miss the two-day tour match against the Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra, according to ESPNcricinfo.

The report said Gambhir left the team to travel to India for personal reasons.

A spokesperson for the Board of Control for Cricket in India confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that the Indian head coach will be back in the squad ahead of the Adelaide Test, which begins on December 6.

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