IND vs AUS 1st Test Match: Both teams have started making strategies for the first test between India and Australia, the Perth Test. The Indian team is playing with two different teams to test itself in the stadium, while Perth is Australia’s home ground. On the pitch of Perth, infamous as the home ground of pace bowling, the Indian team will not only have to select the playing eleven carefully but also have to fully implement the plan according to the circumstances.
Rohit Sharma has become a father
Winning the series in India will not be easy this time. Rohit Sharma’s poor performance against New Zealand, lack of confidence, and absence have put the team in trouble. Rohit has become a father for the second time. His wife Ritika has given birth to a son. Due to this, Rohit has not been able to join the team yet. Now, it is expected that he will join the team in two to three days and start practice. If this happens, he can be seen playing in the Perth Test.
The chances of joining the team increased
Now less than a week is left for the first Test to begin. Even if Rohit reaches Australia as soon as possible, it is not clear whether he will play in the match after a few practice sessions or not. No possibility can be ruled out right now. Rohit’s playing in the first Test match was doubtful, although head coach Gautam Gambhir had hoped that the Indian captain would be available for the match.
Will Rahul be out of the team?
If Rohit comes, Rahul may have to sit out of the team. He did not get a chance to play in the last two matches against New Zealand as well. As soon as the series against New Zealand ended, Rahul and Dhruv Jurel were sent to Australia. Rahul failed in the unofficial Test match against Australia A on behalf of India A.
He could score only 4 and 10 runs. At the same time, Jurel proved himself by scoring half-centuries in both innings. He proved with his technique that he is fully prepared to play in Australia. In such a situation, Rahul can be given preference over Rahul.
IND vs AUS: India’s team for Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series
Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akashdeep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
Reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed.
IND vs AUS: Australian 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 and Mitchell Starc.
