Shubman Gill, India's outstanding top-order batsman, suffered a fractured left thumb on Saturday, November 16, 2024, which is expected to keep him out of the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Optus Stadium in Perth, which begins on November 22. As a batting staple and one of the youthful stars of India's most recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy victory, Gill may make India's top order appear extremely weak if captain Rohit Sharma decides not to play in the opening Test.

On the second day of the intra-squad match simulation, Gill sustained an injury while fielding. He left the pitch right away for more scans after being observed in significant agony. A BCCI source with knowledge of the situation claims that Gill has broken his left thumb. With less than a week till the commencement of the Test, it will be extremely difficult for the fashionable right-hander to recover in time for the first game.