The BCCI on Friday announced the squad for the much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The five-match Test series starts from November 22 in Perth. Mohammed Shami, who was running a race against time to get fit for the Australia tour, was not named in the squad. Shami has been out of action since the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup due to an ankle injury. A fresh swelling on his knees has added to his trouble.
Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana are the two other seamers in the squad apart from regulars Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and Akash Deep. This is Harshit's maiden Test call-up and apart from him fast-bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has also been named in the list of players flying to Down Under.
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Abhimanyu Easwaran rich exploits in the domestic circuit didn't go unnoticed as the 29-year-old earns a call-up to the national side. Easwaran, Bengal's run-accumulator, will serve the team as the third-choice opener with Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
The BCCI in it's release also mentioned that Kuldeep Yadav was unavailable for selection. The spinner "has been referred to the BCCI Centre of Excellence after the end of the ongoing Test series against New Zealand for long term resolution of his chronic left groin issue."
Meanwhile, pacers Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, and Khaleel Ahmed will travel with the squad as reserves.
The five-match series gets underway in Perth from November 22 and it will be followed with a Day-Night Test in Adelaide, which is scheduled from December 6. The third encounter starts from December 14 at the iconic Gabba in Brisbane. The fourth match, which is a Boxing Day Test, will be played at the MCG in Melbourne from December 26. The fifth and final match will be played in Sydney from January 3.
India’s squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
Reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed
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