3 players can debut in Australia. (Photo: PTI)
BCCI has announced the Indian team for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The selection committee has completely rejuvenated the Indian team that will tour Australia. In fact, in the 15-member main squad announced for the 5-match series, there are 8 players who are going to play in Australia for the first time. While 11 players who went to Australia last time did not get a place in the team. That means captain Rohit Sharma and team India head coach Gautam Gambhir have decided to go with a new team. Let us tell you that 3 out of 8 players who go on the Australian tour for the first time can make their debut.
These 3 players can debut
BCCI has announced an 18-member team for the Australia tour. In this, 15 players are part of the main squad, while 3 are reserves. The Indian team's core squad includes Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (goalkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana, who will be playing against Australia for the first time at home. Of them, 5 made their Test debut for Team India but 3 players are yet to get the opportunity.
The Indian team will tour for a five-match Test series lasting about two and a half months. In such a situation, the team will have to manage the workload while some players may also get injured. Due to this, considering the long series, all three players Abhimanyu Easwaran, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana will get a chance to debut.
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What is the history of the three players?
The Indian team wants to use Nitish Kumar Reddy as a bowling all-rounder. His presence will give the team batting depth with the fourth pacer. Nitish made his debut for India in the T20, where he showed his batting prowess against Bangladesh. Before this, he did wonders with bat and ball in IPL. Talking about his first-class career, he has scored 708 runs in 21 matches at an average of 21.45, which includes 1 century and 2 half-centuries. Apart from this, he has also taken 55 wickets at an average of 26. That means he has the ability to take wickets as well.
Due to personal reasons, there is little hope of captain Rohit Sharma playing in the first Test. In such a situation, Abhimanyu Easwaran will get a chance to debut and open. Easwaran has long experience in first class. He has scored 7638 runs in 99 first-class matches at an average of 49. This includes 27 centuries and 29 half-centuries. Now let's go to Harshit Rana. This right-arm fast bowler impressed a lot during the IPL. Before, he had left his mark at the U-19 World Cup. But despite being selected in 2 series, Harshit has not gotten the opportunity to debut in any format. Harshit has played only 9 first-class matches, in which he has 36 wickets to his name at an average of 24.
