Prithvi Shaw suffered an ankle injury during 1st Test | Photo Credit: AP

Indian opener Prithvi Shaw now looks a likley candidate to claim back his opening spot for the second Test of the series against Australia to be played in Perth. The teenager jogged in the stadium while the Indian team was preparing for the final day of the game, a report in Cricket.com.au suggests. The report also adds that he was wearing a protective brace on his left ankle. Should he be declared fit for the next game, Shaw will automatically walk in the playing XI, replacing either Murali Vijay or KL Rahul.

The chances of him replacing Vijay are likely. The 34-year-old batsman could just manage scores of 11 and 18 in two innings to mark a disappointing comeback into the playing XI. Rahul, who scored two runs in the 1st innings, also disappointed his fans but scored a crucial 44-run-knock in the second innings to help India register a score of 307.

India vs Australia: Injured Prithvi Shaw Resumes Running After Ligament Injury https://t.co/RVaVxewS7Q pic.twitter.com/1OAOrSYOv7 — Somsirsa Chatterjee (@somsirsa) December 10, 2018

If form is anything to go by, Vijay might have to make way for Shaw as soon as he will be back. The latter looked all set to play the first Test of the series but he suffered an ankle injury during the practice game while attempting a catch. Shaw was carried off the field by the members of backroom staff and was ruled out of the opening Test.

Ravi Shastri, team India's head coach, had given an update on Shaw before the start of the opening Test and had said that Shaw is likely to be fit for the 3rd Test.

“It was heartbreaking to see him go down the way he did but the good thing is he is recovering well. He has started walking, may be if we can get him running by the weekend, that will really be a good sign. With youth by his side, he might recover quickly, we will take a call as we go close to Perth,” he had told Australian radio channel SEN’s Whateley.

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India registered a win in the first Test by a margin of 31 runs. Cheteshwar Pujara was awarded Man of the Match for scoring a century (123) in the 1st innings and followed it up with a 71-run knock in the 2nd innings.