Team India recently faced a crushing defeat of 0-3 in the Test series against New Zealand. Now the Indian cricket team is on Australia tour for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In this tour, the Indian team has to play five test matches against host Australia. This Test series is also very important for India to reach the final of the World Test Championship (WTC).
The first match of the Test series between the two teams will be played at Optus Stadium in Perth from 22 November (Friday). However, before this match, the Indian team has suffered a big setback. Captain Rohit Sharma is out of this match. Rohit has become a father for the second time and wants to stay with the family for a few days. However, Rohit will join the team before the Adelaide Test or during the Perth Test.
Now in the absence of Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah will take charge of the Indian team in the Perth Test.
Apart from Rohit, Shubman Gill may also be out of Perth Test. Shubman Gill injured his left thumb while taking a catch at second slip in the practice match. After the injury, he appeared to be in a lot of pain and immediately left the field for a scan. The second Test will start in Adelaide from 6 December. Hopefully Shubman will be fit in time for that match.
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According to media reports, BCCI has included left-handed batsman Devdutt Padikal in the main team as a backup. Devdutt was recently a part of the India A team that played a four-day match against Australia A. He played innings of 36, 88, 26 and one run against Australia-A. Padikal made his Test debut against England in Dharamsala this year and scored a brilliant 65 runs.
Indian team for the first test:
Famous Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
Australia team 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 to Australia
22–26 November: 1st Test, Perth
6–10 December: Second Test, Adelaide
14–18 December: Third Test, Brisbane
26–30 December: Fourth Test, Melbourne
03-07 January: Fifth Test, Sydney
