New Delhi. It is said that hail falls as soon as one’s head is shaved. This happened during the Indian team’s tour of Australia. Team India initially reached Australia without a captain. Shubman Gill was injured after arriving in Australia. Due to this, many questions were raised regarding the combination and style of play of the Indian team. There is also the question of whether the Indian team will be able to make their debut in the first ever Test of the Australia tour. Let’s find answers to such questions.
This time 5 test matches will be played between India and Australia in the series known as Border Gavaskar Trophy. From Perth. Both teams will meet here from November 22nd. India has four big questions ahead of this game. There are questions about the opener and the number three batsman. The question of who will be the all-rounder is also asked again and again. Another question is who will be the team’s fourth pacer.
Who will replace Rohit Sharma? Who will be Yashasvi Jaiswal’s opening partner?
With Yashasvi Jaiswal, two players are in the running to open the innings. KL Rahul and Abhimanyu Easwaran. Looking at the nets, there is speculation that Team India might prefer the experienced KL Rahul over Abhimanyu. Abhimanyu has been in Australia with India A for almost 20 days but in this time he has not played any special innings that he was supposed to open.
Shubman Gill is injured. If he doesn’t play, who will bat at number three?
The chances of Shubman Gill playing in the first Test match are very slim. In such a situation, Team India has a few options to bat at number three. First, a chance should be given to Devdutt Padikkal, who has been in Australia for 20 days and has become well aware of the situation there. After Gill’s injury, he was stopped in Australia, probably for the same reason. The second option is to promote Virat Kohli. However, this option can also be suicidal. It wouldn’t be right to manipulate the batting order of your best batsman who is also out of form. The third option is to do something new. Like giving Dhruv Jurel a chance or promoting Sarfaraz or giving Abhimanyu his debut. The Indian team, which is playing its first series after playing flawlessly, wants to avoid doing anything new in the first game.
How many all-rounders will the Indian team field? Will Nitish get a chance?
Every team wants to have more than one all-rounder in their team. Had the field belonged to India, both Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin would certainly have played. Only one of them will get a chance in Australia. If the Indian team is worried about bowling, Ashwin will play. If India has less confidence in his batting ability, they will give Jadeja a chance. Yes, Nitish Reddy can get a chance as the second all-rounder. This also gives India a fourth pace bowling option.
Will Harshit Rana make his debut?
India also has questions about the third and fourth pacer. It is certain that Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj will play. However, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana are available for the third and fourth pacers. Harshit Rana may not have played his debut Test yet but the rhythm of his bowling can give him that chance.
We tell you that the match between India and Australia will be played on November 22 from 7:50 am. The live telecast of the game can be seen on Star Sports Network and live stream on Hot Star. You can follow News18Hindi for live updates.
India plays eleven (probably): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Nitish Reddy, Harshit Rana/Akashdeep/Prasidh Krishna, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
FIRST PUBLISHED: November 20, 2024 09:18 IST
