The opening match is scheduled to start on November 22 in Perth.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir has confirmed that tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will lead the nationwide males’s cricket staff if common skipper Rohit Sharma is unavailable for the primary Test of the extremely anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy in opposition to Australia.
The opening match is scheduled to start on November 22 in Perth.
“Bumrah is vice-captain; if Rohit is not available, he is going to lead in Perth,” Gambhir said throughout a pre-departure press convention in Mumbai on Monday.
While Rohit Sharma just isn’t presently with the squad, he has not been formally dominated out of the sequence opener.
Gambhir offered an replace on Rohit’s standing, saying, “At the moment, there is no confirmation but we will let you know exactly what the situation will be. Hopefully, he’s going to be available, but everything we’re going to get to know at the start of the series.”
Gambhir’s announcement highlights the staff’s contingency plans as they put together to face Australia, with Bumrah able to step into the management function if wanted.
Following India’s shambolic fall in opposition to New Zealand on house turf, the highway to the WTC ultimate has develop into a tough affair.
With a 3-0 sequence whitewash, India must win the sequence by 4-0 to punch their ticket to characteristic in London for the WTC ultimate for the third successive time.
After the conclusion sequence opener in Perth, the second Test, that includes the day-night format, will happen below lights at Adelaide Oval from December 6 to 10. Fans will then flip their consideration to The Gabba in Brisbane for the third Test from December 14 to 18.
The conventional Boxing Day Test, scheduled from December 26 to 30 at Melbourne’s iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, will mark the sequence’ penultimate stage.
The fifth and ultimate Test will likely be held on the Sydney Cricket Ground from January 3 to 7, promising an thrilling climax to a extremely anticipated sequence.
India’s squad for Border-Gavaskar Series: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Virat Kohli, Prasidh Krishna, Rishabh Pant (wk), KL Rahul, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar.
Australia squad for the primary Test: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by DNA employees and is printed from ANI)
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