Team India held an intense practice session on Wednesday, November 13, as they gear up for the highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which begins on November 22 in Perth. On Tuesday, November 12, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, and Yashasvi Jaiswal were among those who took part in the optional training session.
However, on Wednesday, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and other key players joined the practice as the team intensified its preparations for the important series in Australia.
Meanwhile, captain Rohit Sharma has yet to join the squad, with his availability for the first Test still uncertain. The ICC shared photos from the team’s practice session on Instagram, captioning the post:
“Grind mode on for India in Perth.”
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India enters this series following a 3-0 whitewash at home to New Zealand in their recent Test series. With several of their batters underperforming in that series, they will be eager to bounce back in the important Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
To secure automatic qualification for the World Test Championship (WTC) final, India needs to win the series by a margin of at least 4-0.
Team India Squad and Schedule for the Border-Gavaskar Series
Although India lost their most recent Test series against New Zealand, the visitors have won their last two series in Australia and will be aiming for a third consecutive series victory in Down Under.
Here’s the schedule for the series:
- 1st Test – November 22-26 in Perth
- 2nd Test – December 6-10 in Adelaide
- 3rd Test – December 14-18 in Brisbane
- 4th Test – December 26-30 in Melbourne
- 5th Test – January 3-7 in Sydney
Team India’s 18-member squad for the five-match Test series: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Dhruv Jurel (wk), R Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant (wk), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, R Ashwin, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Washington Sundar.
Reserves: Navdeep Saini, Mukesh Kumar, and Khaleel Ahmed.
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