Vikrant Shekhawat : Oct 10, 2024, 10:30 PM
IND vs AUS Test Series: A 3-match Test series is to begin between India and New Zealand from next week. The first Test match will be played between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru from October 16. After this, the second and third Test matches will start from October 24 and November 1 respectively. After this Test series, Team India will leave for Australia tour for the Border-Gavaskar series. The Border-Gavaskar series is to start from November 22 in Perth, before which Team India has suffered a major setback. There is news that the Indian captain may be out of the first Test match.The Indian team will leave for Australia next month and there is a possibility that Rohit Sharma may be out of the first or second Test (6-10 December) to be held in Adelaide. A BCCI source told PTI on the condition of anonymity that nothing is clear yet. It is believed that Rohit has informed the BCCI that there is a possibility that he may have to miss one of the two Test matches to be played at the start of the series due to an urgent personal matter."Will the team miss the captain?He said that if the personal issues are resolved before the start of the series, he can play all five Tests. We will get more information about this in the coming days. The 37-year-old Rohit played both the home Test matches against Bangladesh. India will now host New Zealand for a three-Test series starting October 16.If Rohit is unable to play the Test matches in Australia, then the in-form Abhimanyu Easwaran may get a chance, although Shubman Gill and KL Rahul are also very experienced players in the opening slot. Easwaran will also be in Australia with the India A team, which he has to lead. However, there is no information about who will be the vice-captain of the Test team, as there was no official vice-captain for Rohit during the recent home series against Bangladesh.