India’s teenage batsman Prithvi Shaw will not play the Adelaide Test match against Australia after being carried off the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday due to ankle injury. He twisted his left ankle during the third day of the four-day practice match in Sydney with the Cricket Australia XI.
Shaw appeared to have rolled his left ankle while attempting to take a catch at the deep midwicket boundary, and after writhing in pain was carried off the field. He will have to undergo intensive rehabilitation program to hasten recovery.
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The 19-year-old completed the catch of fellow teenage batting sensation Max Bryant, but on impact of hitting the ground was seen to have landed awkwardly and fell over the boundary line for it to be called six.
Update: The medical team is assessing Prithvi Shaw at the moment. He hurt his left ankle while attempting to take a catch at the boundary ropes. Shaw is being taken to the hospital for scans #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/PVyCHBO98e
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 30, 2018
Shaw, who turned 19 this month, hit 11 fours on Thursday. He made his Test debut against West Indies last month and walked away with the Man-of-the-series award with scores of 134, 70 and 33 across two Tests, and recently scored 62 and 50 in India A’s drawn four-day match with New Zealand A before hopping over to Sydney to link up with the senior team.