Indian Players Depart To Australia
India vs Australia Test Series: The Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be played between India and Australia from November. All the fans are eagerly waiting for this. This is happening for the first time that a five-Test series will be played in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Team India has won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia for the last four times. But this time it is not looking easy for the Indian team to win there, because the Indian team had to face a 3-0 clear sweep against New Zealand at their home ground. For Australia tour, Team India will go there in two batches. For this, the first batch of the team left for Australia from Mumbai Airport on 10 November. Its video has surfaced.
Mohammed Siraj and Jaiswal leave for Australia
Akashdeep, Mohammad Siraj, Washington Sundar, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill have left for Australia in the first batch. Siraj is seen shaking hands with everyone at the airport. Jaiswal was also seen giving autographs to the fans. Along with these players, Indian team’s assistant coach Abhishek Nair was also there. In the second batch, the likes of head coach Gautam Gambhir and superstar batsman Virat Kohli will leave for Australia.
Test series is very important for WTC final
The series against Australia is very important for Team India. Because even before this the path to the final of the World Test Championship will open. The Indian team is at second position in the points table. The team has played 14 matches so far, out of which it has won 8 and its PCT is 58.330. Now he will have to win at least 4 matches in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to reach the final, which does not seem easy at all.
The Indian team for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has already been announced, but there is doubt over captain Rohit Sharma playing in the first Test match. On the other hand, Australia has so far announced the squad only for the first Test match.
Indian team for Border-Gavaskar series:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Virat Kohli, Prasidh Krishna, Rishabh Pant ( Wicketkeeper), KL Rahul, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar.
Squad for the first test match between India and Australia:
- First Test: 22-26 November: Perth
- Second Test: 6-10 December: Adelaide
- Third Test: 14-18 December: Brisbane
- Fourth Test: 26-30 December: Melbourne
- Fifth Test: 3-7 January: Sidon
