India vs Australia Test Series: The Indian team had to face a 0-3 defeat in the test series against New Zealand. Now the Indian team has arrived to tour Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. On this tour, the Indian team will play a five-match Test series against hosts Australia. This series is also very important for India to reach the final of the World Test Championship (WTC). The first match of the Test series will be played from November 22 (Friday) at the Optus Stadium in Perth.
So this cool guy will play in Perth Test, Rohit-Gil are available!
Ahead of the Perth Test, some good news has emerged for the Indian team. Star batsman KL Rahul has started batting in the nets again. Rahul was hit by Prasidh Krishna’s ball during the practice match against India-A. Rahul suffered an injury in his right elbow. Because of this he had to leave the field. However, Rahul has now fully recovered.
KL Rahul is expected to open the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal in the absence of captain Rohit Sharma in the first match. Let us tell you that Rohit is finding it difficult to play in the Perth Test. Rohit has become a father for the second time and wants to stay with the family for a few days. Rohit is likely to join the team for the Adelaide Test. On the other hand, the chances of Shubman Gill playing in the Perth Test are negligible.
Shubman Gill injured his left thumb while taking a catch in the second slip of the practice match. He seemed to be in a lot of pain after the injury and immediately left the field to be examined. A source from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) told news agency PTI that Gill has a fracture in his left thumb and with less than a week to go before the Test begins, it will be almost impossible for him to be in shape. on time. A thumb fracture usually takes around 14 days to heal, after which the person is expected to resume regular networking sessions.
The second Test in Adelaide will begin on December 6, so there is a chance Shubman Gill will be ready in time for that match. Sarfaraz Khan was also injured in the elbow during practice. He was seen leaving holding his elbow. However, Sarfaraz has become fit for the Perth Test. In the Test series against New Zealand, Sarfaraz played an innings of 150 runs in a match.
If you look at it, KL Rahul’s recent performance has been nothing special. Rahul was out for zero in the first innings of the first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru and returned to the pavilion after scoring 12 runs in the second Test. After this, he did not get a place in the starting eleven in the remaining two games. KL Rahul did not score runs even against Australia A where he was part of the India A team. Rahul was able to score 4 runs in the first innings and 10 runs in the second innings.
Indian team for Australia tour: 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), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj , Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
Australia’s squad for the first test: Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc.
Indian team tour of Australia (November 2024 – January 2025)
November 22-26: First Test, Perth
December 6-10: second test, Adelaide
December 14-18: Third Test, Brisbane
December 26-30: Fourth Test, Melbourne
January 3-7: Fifth Test, Sydney
