Vikrant Shekhawat : Nov 21, 2024, 01:00 PM
IND vs AUS Test: There is a lot of excitement among cricket fans about the five-match Test series between India and Australia. These matches between the two teams are considered one of the most prestigious competitions in cricket. The Indian team is currently practicing in Perth, where the players have been preparing for more than a week. The first Test of the series will be played at Optus Stadium in Perth from November 22, and Team India is fully prepared for this match.Team India captaincy and Rohit Sharma's absenceJasprit Bumrah is responsible for captaining the Indian team in the first match of the series. Actually, Rohit Sharma has recently become a father and due to this he could not come to Australia. For this reason Bumrah has been made the captain. During the press conference, Bumrah revealed that he got the information about getting the responsibility of captaincy in the first match of this series from the team management and coach after coming to Australia. Bumrah also said that he wants the young players of Team India to take up big responsibilities during this series and contribute to the victory of the team.Disclosure on playing 11Bumrah also gave important information about the playing 11. He told that the playing 11 of Team India has been decided, but it will be revealed on November 22, i.e. on the day of the match. Some star players in the Indian team will miss this first match, among which the names of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are prominent. However, Bumrah did not give much update in this matter.Some young players may get a chance to debut in this match. The names of Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana are coming out among those players. Bumrah also said during the press conference that he wants the young players to play an important role for the team during this series and help in winning the match.Probable playing 11 for the first Test matchThe names of these players can be included in the probable playing 11 of Team India for the first Test match against Australia:
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- KL Rahul
- Virat Kohli
- Devdutt Padikkal
- Rishabh Pant
- Dhruv Jurel
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Jasprit Bumrah (captain)
- Mohammed Siraj
- Prasidh Krishna
- Harshit Rana