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.

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

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

Abhishek Nayar confirmed that Shubman Gill is batting right now. The Indian assistant coach claimed is not aware of his status as the physio will do his evaluation. However, he looked comfortable while batting,

Shubman Gill returned to the India nets on Friday, showing enough signs of a full recovery from a thumb injury that ruled him out of the series opener against Australia in Perth.

While Rohit is expected to open alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul could come in at three pushing Gill to number 5.

The news of Shubman Gill's return comes as a positive for the Indian side as they prepare for the two-day contest against the Prime Minister XI starting on Saturday. Gill missed the opening Test in Perth due to a fractured left thumb suffered in the game against the WACA Simulation side.

After missing the series opener at the Perth Stadium, Shubman Gill returned to the nets on Friday and sounded positive about his injury recovery from the Adelaide Test.