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The first Test against Australia is scheduled to take place in four days, but the Indian team is plagued by injuries. Shubman Gill needs rest due to a fractured thumb, while captain Rohit is out due to family reasons.
While the first Test against Australia is to be played in four days, the Indian team is plagued by injuries. While Shubman Gill needs rest due to a fractured thumb, captain Rohit is not available due to family reasons. In this match, which will be held from the 22nd, under the leadership of vice-captain Bumrah, the Indian team will enter the ring. Rohit will play in the second Test on December 6. However, KL Rahul, who suffered an elbow injury in the intra-squad warmup, regained fitness is a positive for India. He was injured on Friday in an over by pacer Pasuram Krishna. Rahul left the field immediately and did not bat again. On Sunday, the team management breathed a sigh of relief as they batted without any problem. He also actively participated in the nets held for three hours.
With this, they are thinking of dropping Rahul as an opener along with Yashaswi Jaiswal. Rahul said that he too is eagerly waiting to play the first Test. Monday is a rest day. The team will practice on Tuesday at the Optus Stadium where the match will be held.
Jurel is in the sixth number! It is said that Dhruv Jurel, who excelled in the second unofficial Test against Australia ‘A’, will play in the Perth Test. As Rishabh Pant is already the main keeper, Jurel is likely to be fielded as a specialist batsman at number six, according to a media report. In the absence of captain Rohit and Gill, the team is leaning towards Jurel. Along with this, Jurel’s photo posting on Insta wearing Team India jersey is giving strength to this news.
Is Manodi’s debut confirmed? Telugu cricketer Nitish Kumar is also likely to make his Test debut. Coach Gambhir is also interested in him. It is expected that he can be useful to the team as a fourth pacer, not just batting like Hardik. Nitish has already played in T20 for India against Bangladesh. Also, recently India ‘A’ played against Aussie ‘A’ but did not perform well. Also, he took only one wicket in two unofficial Tests. But Nitish took 56 wickets in 23 first-class matches.
Competition between Harshit and Prasad…Harshit Rana is giving tough competition to Prasad Krishna for the third pacer berth in the first Test. Consistently bowls at 140 kmph, Rana can trouble the batsmen with extra bounce. At the Perth ground, he challenged the Indian batsmen with his sharp pace. Harshit recently impressed in two unofficial Tests for the India ‘A’ team.
Devdutt in Aussie! First, taporder batsman Devdutt Padikkal will be kept in Australia. He played for India ‘A’ and is considered as a batting back. Sources of the board stated that Devdutt coped better with Bumrah’s bowling in the nets and pacers Mukesh, Khalil and Saini will also remain with Team India.
Shami won’t go now! Pacer Mohammad Shami excelled with seven wickets in the Ranji Trophy for Bengal. Everyone thought that he would be sent to the Aussie tour. But it is reported that Shami is likely to go there in the second half of the series instead of immediately. Shami is also expected to play in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for more practice rather than judging by a single match. The board’s medical staff say that only then can we get a full understanding of Shami’s fitness.
