Shubman Gill is set to miss the Perth Test owing to a fractured thumb on his left hand. ESPNcricinfo has learned that the fracture was confirmed on Saturday after Gill attempted a low catch in the slips on the second day of India's simulated training game.

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.

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.

In a setback for India’s Test team, a thumb fracture has ruled out top-order batsman Shubman Gill from the first Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy which begins in Perth from next Friday. Gill fractured his thumb when he was fielding during a match simulation session in Perth on Saturday.

While the fracture is deemed minor, Gill is racing against time in a desperate bid to recover for the second Test, which is a day-night affair starting on December 6 in Adelaide.

Shubman Gill's thumb fracture likely to rule him out of opening Test, impacting India's top-order for Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

It is a fresh blow to India’s shaky top-order ahead of the first Test against Australia at Perth starting on November 22

In preparation for the high-voltage series, Gill was fielding in slips when the injury occurred, which now casts doubt on his involvement in the opening match. India are already facing a crisis in the top order,