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Young Indian batsman Prithvi Shaw on Monday, 10 December, started running in his quest to regain fitness ahead of the second Test against Australia at Perth beginning on Friday.
The 19-year-old from Mumbai, wearing a protective brace on his left ankle, was seen jogging around the Adelaide Oval before the start of the fifth and final day of the first Test in Adelaide.
Shaw, who had scored a century on debut against the West Indies in October, had leapt to take a catch at the deep mid-wicket boundary when he twisted his ankle.
He is unlikely to make it to the second Test in Perth but might return to the squad for the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne beginning 26 December.
"We'll make a call as and when we get closer to Perth," he added.
Shaw had won the man-of-the-series award for his 134 on Test debut against the West Indies. He became the youngest Indian to score a century on Test debut – followed by 70 and 33.
After he was ruled out, Rahul and Vijay formed the opening partnership. While Rahul scored 2 and 44, Vijay managed 11 and 18.
India won the first Test by 31 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the four-Test series.
(Published in arrangement with PTI)
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