According to a report by The Times Of India, Devdutt Padikkal is all set to replace the injured Shubman Gill in the playing XI at no.3. 22-year-old pacer Harshit Rana is all set to make his debut for India in the first Test vs Australia.

Shubman Gill is touted to take the No.3 spot in the Indian batting line-up in the first Test against Australia, provided he is fit to play.

A five-match Test series will be played between India and Australia from 22. Its first match is to be held in Perth. Just before this, Team India suffered a major setback.

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

Devdutt Padikkal, who was in Australia with the 'A' squad, has been asked to stay on with the Test party | ESPN.com.au

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.

Shubman Gill injured his left thumb during India's training match ahead of the Perth Test. Devdutt Padikkal has been asked to stay with the squad, while Rohit's availability remains uncertain.

Shubman Gill is set to miss the first Test against Australia starting on November 22 in Perth after fracturing the thumb of his left hand. ESPNcricinfo learned 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.

Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill will be missing the first Test against Australia in Perth in Border-Gavaskar Trophy. While Gill fractured his thumb, Rohit stayed back in India to be by his wife who gave birth to a baby boy.