In the recent Test series against New Zealand, the Indian team had to face a crushing 0-3 defeat. Now the Indian team has arrived to tour Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. A five-match Test series will be played between India and Australia, with the first match taking place from November 22 at the Perth Stadium. Before the start of this Test series, the Indian team will play a practice match against India A behind closed doors at the WACA Stadium in Perth.
Kohli failed, Pant-Yashasvi also disappointed
In this practice match, a great performance was expected from star batsman Virat Kohli, but he could only score 15 runs. Kohli was caught at second slip by fast bowler Mukesh Kumar. Before the match, Kohli was taken for a scan but the good thing is that Kohli is fully fit and has completely put an end to the speculations. Kohli could only score 93 runs in the Test series against New Zealand.
Talking about Yashasvi Jaiswal, he left after scoring just 15 runs. Rishabh Pant too could not do anything special and after scoring 19 runs, Nitish Kumar Reddy bowled him. Later, Nitish also removed Dhruv Jurel at slip. Shubhman Gill, who came in at No. 3, got off to a slow start and struggled to rotate the strike despite being at the crease for nearly two hours. Shubman lost his wicket after scoring 28 runs off a short ball from Navdeep Saini.
These two Indian players are injured
On the other hand, KL Rahul looked in great form and handled short bowling well, but then a ball from fast bowler Prasidh Krishna hit his right elbow. Because of this he had to leave the field. The full severity of Rahul’s injury is not yet known. However, he is expected to be fit for the first test. At the time of the break, India scored 106 runs for 5 wickets in 28 overs.
Let us tell you that before KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan was also injured. Sarfaraz suffered an elbow injury during practice. During practice, Sarfaraz was seen coming 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. 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.
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
