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Xtra Time Web Desk: After missing out the first Test against Australia in Perth due to a thumb injury, India' s youngster Shubman Gill has made a comeback at the nets ahead of the big Adelaide Test. 

Gill has expressed his happiness as he took throwdowns, after which India’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate helped him with his defence. Gill said in a video uploaded by BCCI, “It was my first day, and I was just trying to get a feel to be honest, see how the injury is reacting if there was any kind of soreness. But it actually went much better than what I and Kamlesh bhai expected. I am very happy with that."

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“When I got to know about my injury, for the first couple of days, I was quite low and disappointed. Perth was the only venue where I didn’t play when we came the last time and I was looking forward to playing there at such an iconic venue. The way we played that game, at the end of the day, I was very happy,” Gill added.

Shubman Gill hits the nets for the first time since his thumb injury that forced him to miss the Perth Test.

Here’s how the star batter is shaping up! #TeamIndia | #AUSvIND | @ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/sZtbvQhgLn

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 29, 2024

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Captain Rohit Sharma will be back in Adelaide. On the other hand, both the openers delivered crucial knocks in Perth that creates a 'healthy' headache for team management to handle. If Gill plays the first Test, there is a chance that the axe might come down on Dhruv Jurel, who failed in the Perth Test. In three Tests on Australian soil thus far, Gill has scored 259 runs at an average of 51.80 with a top score of 91 at the Gabba.