Many new players may get the opportunity to play for the Indian team during the tour of Australia. (PHOTO: PTI)
Amid poor conditions in the Pune Test against New Zealand, Team India is all set to tour Australia. BCCI has selected 18 players for the 5-match Test series. Many players who play in the current local series are not part of this team. At the same time, many players who contributed significantly to capturing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in the last two tours have also been eliminated. This time, coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma, along with many new players, will land on Australian soil with the intention of scoring a hat-trick. The first match of this series will be played in Perth from November 22. Let us know what Team India's XI will look like during the series.
What will be the XI that will play in Australia?
When the Indian team defeated Australia at home in the last two tours, the new players made important contributions. Also this time many players in the 18-player squad will be playing for the first time on Australian soil. There are some players who may have the opportunity to debut directly on foreign soil. Considering the conditions in Australia, 3 pacers, 1 spinner, 1 all-rounder and 1 wicketkeeper, along with 5 lead batsmen, are expected to be present in Team India's playing XI.
These hitters are expected to play
The starting pair for the first match against Australia depends on captain Rohit Sharma. According to the media, it is possible that he will miss the first game. In such a situation, stand-in opener Abhimanyu Easwaran may get a chance to debut. However, if he is present, he will be seen opening with Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Shubhman Gill can be seen at number 3 and Virat Kohli at number 4. After this, Rishabh Pant will appear at number 5, while there is a fight between Sarfaraz Khan and KL Rahul for number 6. As for the form current, Sarfaraz can win in this. Apart from this, Nitish Reddy is expected to play at number 7 as a pace all-rounder.
What will India's bowling attack be like?
Jasprit Bumrah has emerged as the leader of the Indian attack in recent times. Obviously it will be included in the team. Apart from him, Mohammad Siraj can be seen playing as the second main fast bowler. Akashdeep has impressed a lot since his debut against England. Due to his accurate line length and wicket-taking ability, he is more likely to play as the third fast bowler.
In the spin department, India can turn to experienced bowler Ravichandran Ashwin. He can also hit. In the last tour he had performed brilliantly with the ball and bat. Along with Hanuma Vihari, he also saved a Test match. If we look at the possible playing XI in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Akash Deep are the four players who will be playing in Australia for the first time. All of them will have a great responsibility to defend the trophy.
Probable player XI:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (goalkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.
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Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (goalkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (goalkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar , Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana.
Reserve: Khalil Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar and Navdeep Saini
