India and Australia are set to clash in a five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy, crucial for both teams' ICC World Test Championship final hopes. India, aiming for a hat-trick of WTC final appearances, face a must-win situation after a home series loss to New Zealand.

Devdutt Padikkal, a part of the India A side in Australia, won't be returning home with his teammates. He has been kept as a backup for the senior team, which is gearing up to face Australia in the five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.

Shami showed remarkable performance on his first-class comeback to not only assure his boarding pass for the Australia series Down Under, but also guided Bengal to their first victory of this Ranji Trophy season against old nemesis Madhya Pradesh. Bengal in the last 15 years have always come a cropper against Madhya Pradesh.

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.

India have suffered another injury blow as they prepare for this week's first test against Australia, with batsman Shubman Gill fracturing his thumb in a training session in Perth on Saturday, according to multiple media reports.

India's opening batter Shubman Gill will likely to miss the first Test match against Australia as the young batter fractured his finger while fielding during the match simulation in Perth.

Questions around India's batting order for the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth grew after Shubman Gill hurt his left thumb on the second day of India's intra-squad training match at the WACA.

Okay folks, that's a wrap for today! Plenty of positives for India today from Gaikwad's dominant batting to their positive fielding. But Gill suffered a finger injury, and a call on his availability in the first Test hasn't been made yet.

Shubman Gill got injured while fielding in the slips on Day 2 of the match simulations in Perth ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 opener.