Shubman Gill took throwdowns before facing the regular bowlers. He did not seem to be in any visible discomfort. In fact, he looked quite good in the nets.

As per reports, Gill took part in Team India's practice session in Canberra. This was his first batting stint since he suffered a thumb injury on November 16 during a match simulation against India A. His absence from the Perth Test was covered by Devdutt Padikkal, who had a modest outing with scores of 0 and 25 runs.

Shubman Gill suffered a thumb injury during India's preparations in Perth ahead of the first Test match of the Border-Gavaskar series. Gill was reportedly in doubt about playing in the second Test but has returned to the nets ahead of the second Test in Adelaide.

Shubman Gill missed being part of the Playing XI for the Perth Test as he injured his thumb during the match simulations.

India’s batting coach Abhishek Nayar, who kept a close eye on Gill’s return to the nets with the Indian team in Canberra, believes the batter looks ‘comfortable’ to return back in action.

The Indian team looked a happy unit with captain Rohit Sharma back and Australians genuinely appreciating skills and persona of the visiting team.

Shubman Gill returns to India nets after thumb injury, crucial for India's success against Australia in five-match series.

Gill missed the first Test of the ongoing five-match series between India and Australia in Perth due to a thumb injury that he suffered during India's match simulation at WACA.

Shubman Gill faced the throwdowns for 30 minutes and then moved to the bowling nets to face Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, and Yash Dayal for a short while.