Sat Nov 16 18:55:05 UTC 2024: ## India Suffers Blow Ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy as Shubman Gill Fractures Thumb
**Perth, Australia:** A major setback has hit the Indian cricket team ahead of the crucial Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Opening batsman Shubman Gill suffered a fractured thumb during a fielding drill in a practice match in Perth on Saturday. The injury is serious enough to rule him out of the first Test, commencing November 22nd. KL Rahul is expected to replace him in the playing XI.
In other news, the Gujarat government has drawn criticism for honouring Jaysukh Patel, an accused in the Morbi bridge collapse, prompting outrage from victims’ families. Meanwhile, Delhi traffic authorities have collected over 5 crore rupees in fines, with 4.8 crore from vehicles lacking PUC certificates and a further amount for violations of Grap-3 rules, resulting in 5300 vehicle challans. Finally, a stabbing spree in China by a student has left eight dead and over seventeen injured, with the motive still under investigation.
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