IND vs AUS, Sarfaraz Khan KL Rahul: The Indian Test team is currently on a tour of Australia where it has to play a 5-match Test series under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The first match of the series will be played in Perth from November 22. But even before this, clouds of trouble began to haunt the Indian team. There are reports of injuries to four players on the team.
In fact, ahead of the Perth Test, the Indian players are practicing vigorously at the WACA stadium. A three-day practice match is being played behind closed doors between India and the India-A team. All four players were injured during this practice.
Gill and KL Rahul injured
Shubman Gill was injured on the second day of the practice match. Gill was injured while taking a catch at second slip. Gill’s finger is injured. It is now doubtful that he will play the first Test match. An official decision regarding Gill will be made soon. A source told TOI, “Shubman Gill is injured but it is too early to rule him out of the initial test. The medical team is monitoring him closely.
KL Rahul was also injured during this practice match. A ball from fast bowler Prasidh Krishna hit his right elbow. Because of this he had to leave the field. The severity of Rahul’s injury is still unknown. However, he is expected to be fit for the first test.
Sarfaraz injured his elbow
Before Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan was also injured. Sarfaraz suffered an elbow injury during practice. In a video, Sarfaraz was seen walking out holding his elbow. In the Test series against New Zealand, Sarfaraz played an innings of 150 runs in a match. His injury could be a big blow for the team.
Kohli was also injured and was scanned.
There are also clouds of trouble hanging over Sarfaraz playing in the Perth Test. However, like Rahul, Sarfaraz is also expected to be fit for the Perth Test. On the other hand, similar news has emerged about Virat Kohli. Before the practice match, Kohli underwent a scan but the good thing is that Kohli is fully fit. It has completely put an end to speculation.
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), R 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
