In a lighthearted Q&A session before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, KL Rahul playfully named Virat Kohli as the most famous person in his contact list. Kohli, when asked, reminisced about his memorable century in Perth during the 2018-19 series,

For the opening Test in Perth, KL Rahul is going to open batting alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal while left-handed Karnataka top-order batter Devdutt Padikkal will fill in for injured Shubman Gill at one-down,

While Rahul returned to training a day after getting struck on his elbow by a bouncer from Prasidh Krishna, uncapped pacer Harshit Rana reportedly sizzled at the WACA in Perth to boost his chances of getting his maiden cap in the upcoming Test series.

With Shubman Gill in doubt and uncertainty over Rohit Sharma's availability, Rahul's return to batting practice was the big positive from Sunday's training

With star young batter Shubman Gill set to miss the first Test against Australia in Perth, KL Rahul's return to practice came as a huge boost for India on Sunday (). Rahul shrugged off any injury concerns as he returned to training during the team's session at the WACA in Perth.

While the fracture is deemed minor, Gill is racing against time in a desperate bid to recover for the second Test, which is a day-night affair starting on December 6 in Adelaide.