Indian Squad: The Indian team has been announced for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. In this series, a series of 4 Test matches will be played between the two teams. At the same time, the first Test match of this series will be played in Nagpur from 9 February. Please tell that the BCCI has just announced Team India for the first two Tests only.
Team India for the first two Tests against Australia- Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-Captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Ravishwin, Akshar Patel Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami , Mohammad Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat and Suryakumar Yadav.
Ishaan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav included in Test team for the first time
Rohit Sharma has been made the captain of the Indian team. At the same time, Ishaan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav, who have consistently performed brilliantly in limited overs cricket, have also been included in the Test team for the first time. Ishaan Kishan had scored a record double century against Bangladesh in the past. Whereas Suryakumar Yadav is continuously spreading his wings in limited overs cricket. Suryakumar Yadav had crossed the century mark 3 times in International T20 matches last year.
India’s squad for first 2 Tests vs Australia:
Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (vc), Shubman Gill, C Pujara, V Kohli, S Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav— BCCI (@BCCI) January 13, 2023
test series schedule
The Australian team will play a four-match Test series and a three-match ODI series on India tour. The first match of the Test series will be played from 9-13 February, the second Test from 17-21 February, the third Test from 1-5 March and the fourth Test from 9-13 March. After this, the first ODI will be played on March 17, the second ODI on March 19 and the third ODI on March 22.
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