IND vs AUS Test Series: The wait for the India vs Australia Test series is about to end. This much-awaited series is going to start after 2 days. The first Test of the series will be played in Perth on November 22. After this, the Pink Test (Day-Night) match will be played between the two teams.
It is natural for every cricket fan to watch the series, which even Australian cricketers have started considering bigger than the Ashes. Let us know on which channel this Border Gavaskar Trophy Test series can be watched live. Where can online streaming be seen?
IND vs AUS Who will play in the top 3?
The team management was already aware of Rohit’s leave, so it is certain that KL Rahul, who is out of form, will open. Rahul sweated a lot in the first practice match and now on Tuesday in the nets. Due to Gill’s injury, Padikkal is also seen playing in the final-11, he was part of India A and was seen practicing batting with the team on Tuesday morning.
India also has an option like Abhimanyu Easwaran, who has scored a lot of runs in domestic cricket, but he looked a bit uncomfortable in front of the extra pace and bounce on these pitches. He is unlikely to make it to the playing XI.
Dhruv Jurel is the favorite for number 6
Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant will play at numbers 4 and 5. There is a tough competition between Dhruv Jurel and Sarfaraz Khan for the sixth position. Journalists who watched the net session on Tuesday are saying that Dhruv Jurel has the upper hand.
He was timing the ball correctly. At the same time, he was the only successful batsman while playing for India A against Australia A. On the other hand, it still remains a big question how Sarfaraz Khan plays the Kangaroo fast bowlers in their home.
Bowling all-rounder conundrum
India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel has spent a long time with Nitish Kumar Reddy, who was selected from the IPL to the Indian T20 squad and then for the Australia tour. Morkel has been closely grooming Reddy, who has a stable bowling action. Reddy’s batting prowess has already been seen in the home T20 series against Bangladesh.
It seems India wants to expand their batting line-up to number eight and have a pace attack suited to overseas conditions, which is what Shardul Thakur did on the last tour. Ravi Ashwin has the upper hand in the spin department, as Australia’s three key batsmen – Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, and Alex Carey – are left-handed. Ravindra Jadeja did not bowl in the nets at the Optus Stadium, but he did bat for long periods.
Where will the IND vs AUS Test series be telecast and live-streamed?
- The India vs Australia Test series will be telecast live on the Star Sports network. The series will be streamed live on Disney Plus Hotstar.
What time will the IND vs AUS Test matches start?
- There are 5 matches to be played in the India vs Australia Test series. The timings of all the matches are different except the fourth and fifth matches. The first Test to be played in Perth will start at 7.50 pm (Indian time). The second Test is day-night, which will be played from 9.30 pm.
Will I have to lose sleep to watch the Test match?
- If you sleep late in the morning, then you may have to lose your sleep to watch the third, fourth and fifth Test matches. The third Test to be played in Brisbane will start at 5.00 am. The fourth and fifth Tests will be played from 5.50 am.
IND vs AUS Test Series Squad
Indian team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
Australia team (first Test): Pat Cummins (captain), Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Scott Boland.
