NEW DELHI: Exactly a week before the start of the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test vs Australia in Perth, India are rocked by injury and availability concerns. Shubman Gill is unlikely to play the series opener due to a fractured thumb and captain Rohit Sharma has decided to stay back with his family and new-born for a few more days. KL Rahul was hit by a ball on the first day of match simulation, too, but the management is not too worried about him.
With both Gill and Rohit now missing, the Indian think-tank has gone into a huddle mode and are contemplating between Devdutt Padikkal and Sai Sudharsan. Both players travelled with the India A squad for the two fixtures vs Australia A last month and have been part of the ongoing match-simulations in Perth.
