[WATCH]- India’s First Group Departs From Mumbai For Australia Ahead Of The 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy

The first group of Team India has departed from Mumbai for Australia ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The team is set to compete in a five-match series, starting in Perth on November 22. A video shared by news agency ANI showed several Indian players exiting the team bus, including Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

You can watch the video here:

https://x.com/ani/status/1855654798617637315?s=46

Jaiswal is expected to play a key role in the upcoming Test series. The left-handed batter is India’s top run-scorer in the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, with 1,407 runs from 14 Tests (26 innings) at an average of 56.28, including two double centuries. He ranks just behind former England captain Joe Root (1,750 runs) on the list.

Meanwhile, Siraj and Sundar will look to continue their impressive performances in Australia. Siraj took 13 wickets, including a five-wicket haul, in the 2020-21 series, where India won 2-1. Sundar, who played just one Test at the Gabba, took four wickets and scored 84 runs in a crucial victory that helped India win the series 2-1.

Akash Deep, however, will be making his debut in a Test series down under. Since his debut against England earlier this year, he has taken 10 wickets in five matches.

India’s Squad and Schedule for the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy

India’s squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Rohit Sharma (c), Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, KL Rahul, R Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, R Jadeja, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.

Reserves: Navdeep Saini, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed.

Schedule for the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy:

November 22-26: 1st Test at Perth Stadium

December 6-10: 2nd Test at Adelaide Oval

December 14-18: 3rd Test at The Gabba in Brisbane

December 26-30: 4th or Boxing Day Test at MCG in Melbourne

January 3-7: 5th Test at SCG in Sydney

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