Shubman Gill, who was forced to sit out in the first Australia v India Test in Perth after copping a blow on his right thumb, returned to the nets on Friday.

It was a difficult moment for Shubman Gill after he had to miss out on action in the Perth Test. In the build-up to the BGT series opener, the young India batter sustained a setback in his hand and had to warm the bench as he recovered from the injury.

Gill returned to the nets for the first time since suffering a thumb injury in Perth that forced him to miss the series opener against Australia, and is expected to be declared fit for the second Test in Adelaide next week.

Gill owns 1,800 runs in Tests at 36.73. He has amassed 5 tons and 7 fifties. As per ESPNcricinfo, Gill has scored an impressive 926 runs while batting at number three. He averages 42.09. He owns three tons and three fifties at number three.

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.

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

Ahead of the pink-ball warm-up against Australia's Prime Minister's XI, India's Shubman Gill is undergoing fitness evaluations after a thumb injury. India's assistant coach confirms Gill's promising performance in the nets,

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 had missed the first Test after he had fractured his thumb when he was fielding during a match simulation session in Perth.