Top 10 sports: The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the squad for Team India's Australian tour starting on November 22. Under Rohit Sharma's captaincy, while many players' places were already considered confirmed, some new names also became part of the Test team for the first time. Apart from this, before this tour, the Indian team has to tour South Africa where they have to play a 4-match T20 series and the BCCI has announced the team. In the Emerging T20 Asia Cup tournament being held in Oman, the Afghanistan team has secured its place in the final by defeating the Indian team by 20 runs in the semi-final match, where it will face the Sri Lanka team.
Indian team announced for Border-Gavaskar Trophy
The Indian team has been announced for the tour of Australia. Jasprit Bumrah has been named vice-captain of the Rohit Sharma-captained team. 3 new faces have been given a chance in the squad. Young fast bowler Harshit Rana has been included in the Indian squad for the first time for the five-Test series against Australia. Nitish Kumar Reddy has been selected as an all-rounder for the series against Australia. Opener Abhimanyu Easwaran has been selected as cover for captain Rohit Sharma.
Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (goalkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (goalkeeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj , Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
Abhimanyu Easwaran also got a place in the Indian team for the tour of Australia
BCCI also announced the Team India squad on Friday. A player who has been waiting for his debut for a long time has a chance in the Indian team for this series. This player is none other than Abhimanyu Easwaran. Abhimanyu Easwaran is in great form and this time the selectors have included him in the squad. Abhimanyu Easwaran has been included in the Team India squad on many occasions but not even once has he gotten a chance to play for India among the 11 players. Abhimanyu Easwaran is also part of the India A team. Which has already left for the tour of Australia. If Abhimanyu performs well during this period, he can be included in the Indian team eleven.
Indian team announced for T20 series against South Africa
A four-match T20 will be played between India and South Africa. The first match of this series will be played from November 8. For this, the Team India squad has been announced. The captaincy of the Indian team is once again in the hands of Suryakumar Yadav. Three new players also have a chance in the Team India squad, names include Ramandeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vishak and Yash Dayal.
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (goalkeeper), Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Jitesh Sharma (goalkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vishak, Avesh Khan Yash Dayal.
Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav did not get a chance in the team for the Australia tour
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be played between India and Australia starting next month and the Indian team for it has been announced. Delhi fast bowler Harshit Rana and Andhra all-rounder Nitish Reddy have been included for the first time in the Rohit Sharma-led 18-member Indian squad for the tour of Australia. Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav have not been called up in the squad selected for the series against Australia. Both players are out of the team due to not being fully fit.
Afghanistan reached the final of the 2024 Emerging Asia Cup
The India A team's journey under the captaincy of Tilak Verma ended with a defeat in the semi-final match of the Emerging Asia Cup. Afghanistan, who batted first in this semi-final match, scored 206 runs in 20 overs, in response to which the Indian team managed to score only 186 runs. For the first time, the Afghanistan team has confirmed its place for the final match of the Emerging Asia Cup, where it will face the Sri Lanka A team.
Temba Bavuma will not play in the second match of the test series against Bangladesh
The South African team is touring Bangladesh. Where a two-match test series is being played between the two teams. The first match of this series was won by the South African team. Meanwhile, the South African team has suffered another major setback. The team's star is also ruled out for the second game of the series. This player is none other than Captain Temba Bavuma. Temba Bavuma could not even play the first match of this series.
Yashasvi Jaiswal completes 1000 Test runs in 2024
Yashasvi Jaiswal is considered the most capable batsman among the young players in the Indian team. They have proven it many times. Jaiswal is yet to show the magic with the bat in the three-Test series against New Zealand for which he is known and renowned. Meanwhile, not many runs are coming out of his bat, but despite that, in this year, i.e. 2024, he has definitely reached a new milestone. Yashasvi Jaiswal has completed his 1000 runs in Test cricket this year. If we talk about batsmen who have scored more than 1000 runs in a calendar year before turning 23, then Jaiswal's name has also been added.
The captain of the United Arab Emirates team resigned from his position
The captain of the United Arab Emirates team, Muhammad Wasim, has resigned from his position. He will continue playing as a player. Now batsman Rahul Chopra has the responsibility of captaincy in his place. He will lead the UAE in the next round of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2. Where the team has to play matches against Oman and Netherlands. Muhammad Wasim has written on social media platform X that I have decided to step down from captaincy to focus on my batting in the ODI format.
Mayank Yadav and Ryan Parag were not selected in the Indian team for not being fit.
Announcing the squad for the fourth T20 match against South Africa, BCCI said Mayank Yadav and Shivam Dubey were not available for selection as both the players are injured. Regarding Riyan Parag, BCCI reported that he is recovering from his right shoulder injury. Let us tell you that Shivam Dubey was out of the team just before the T20 series against Bangladesh. While Mayank Yadav and Riyan Parag played in this T20 series, after which they are now out due to injury.
Washington Sundar becomes part of Anil Kumble's special club
The Indian team may be on the defensive in the second Test against New Zealand, but if the Indian team has any chances in this match, all the credit must surely be given to Washington Sundar. After New Zealand took 7 wickets in the first innings, they also showed their incredible turn in the second innings and took 4 wickets. In this way he managed to take 11 wickets in the match. He has now joined the list of select Indian players who achieved this feat against New Zealand in Tests.
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