Prithvi Shaw ruled out of first Test against Australia

The incident took place when 19-year-old Shaw, who had scored a stroke-filled 69-ball 66 in the Indians’ first-innings total of 358 in the four-day game, attempted to take a catch at the boundary line during the local side’s innings.

Max Bryant hit the ball long and Shaw got under the catch fine, but in trying to maintain his balance and keep himself inside the ropes, he went over on his ankle.

The youngster stayed down, and had to be carried off after a bit by members of the Indian team’s medical staff.

Visibly in pain at the time, Shaw was sent for scans to a local hospital in Sydney, and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the day after – on Friday, 30 November – that Shaw wouldn’t play a part in the first Test against Australia, starting 6 December in Adelaide.

"Shaw underwent scans this morning and the reports revealed a lateral ligament injury," said the BCCI in a statement. "Shaw will be unavailable for the First Test against Australia in Adelaide. He will undergo an intensive rehabilitation program to hasten the recovery and be available for selection at the earliest."

Shaw, the captain of India’s ICC Under-19 World Cup-winning team in early 2018, has made an excellent start to his Test career, hitting 237 runs in two games, including a century in his debut hit and a half-century in his second, both against the Windies at home in October.

The team had him down as the first-choice opener for the Test series, and are now likely to open with KL Rahul and Murali Vijay, the other openers in the side.