Team India opener Prithvi Shaw missed Thursday's training session due to a swelling on his left foot, increasing team management's worries ahead of the second Test against New Zealand beginning on February 29 (Saturday) at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. If in case Shaw fails to make it to the playing XI, Shubman Gill is likely to make his Test debut.
As per reports, Prithvi Shaw will undergo a blood test on Thursday to ascertain the reason for the swelling. In case the medical report is favourable, a call will be taken during Friday's practice session on his availability for the second Test. If Shaw is not comfortable while batting, he will not make it to the playing XI.
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If at all Shaw fails to regain fitness for the Christchurch Test, Shubman Gill will make it into the playing XI and will partner Mayank Agarwal at the top of the order. Gill has been in terrific form with the bat in recent times playing for India A against New Zealand A. The Punjab batsman has scored a double century, a hundred, and a fifty during the India A tour and will be desperate to make it into the playing XI.
During Thursday's nets, head coach Ravi Shastri was seen paying extra attention to Shubman Gill. At one point, Shastri walked up to Gill and was seen giving some technical inputs about footwork to Gill and what's required to check his uppish drives.
The second and the final Test starts from February 29 (Saturday) at the Hagley Oval in Wellington.
