Prithvi Shaw excluded from Adelaide Test following an ankle injury

Scans of Prithvi Shaw's left ankle revealed a lateral ligament injury. © Getty

Prithvi Shaw is expelled from the first test against Australia in Adelaide after suffering a left ankle injury. The scan revealed a lateral ligament injury and Shaw will follow an "intensive rehab program" to be available at the earliest.

Shaw, lining his long barrier in the middle of the box on Matchday Three, Max Bryant was surprised by the scorer of the CA XI opening just under the rope and fell while trying to keep the ball . in the game as the momentum has taken it beyond. The 19-year-old man twisted his left ankle during the landing and seemed to suffer a lot while Indian physio Patrick Farhart rushed to heal him. Unable to put pressure on his ankle, Shaw was taken off the field and taken for a scan at the nearest hospital.

Shaw scored 66 in the current training match and was certain to open the stick for India. Even coach-striker Sanjay Bangar had virtually confirmed the teenager's participation in the Adelaide test, indicating that the leadership would be throwing himself between KL Rahul and veteran Murali Vijay to be his partner.

Shaw's injury means that Vijay and Rahul will be his partner. India opens in the first test against Australia. Vijay, who had an indifferent run against England and was dropped for the last two tests of the circuit, has a good test record in Australia. He scored 482 points [1 hundred, 4 fifties] during the last tour in India, one of the pillars of their impressive performance with the bat.

India, which may be waiting for Shaw's injury, has not yet named a replacement. If they do, Mayank Agarwal and Shikhar Dhawan, recently eliminated, are lined up.

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