New Delhi. It is said that hail falls as soon as the head is shaved. This is what happened with the Indian team’s tour of Australia. Team India first reached Australia without a captain. Shubman Gill got injured after reaching Australia. Due to this, many questions have been raised regarding the combination and playing eleven of the Indian team. There is also a question whether the Indian team can debut any player in the very first Test on the Australia tour. Let us find answers to such questions.
This time 5 test matches are to be played between India and Australia in the series known as Border Gavaskar Trophy. Starting from Perth. Both the teams will face each other here from 22nd November. Before this match, India has 4 big questions. In these, there are questions on the opener and number three batsman. This question is also being asked again and again as to who will be the all-rounder. Another question is who will be the fourth pacer of the team.
Who will replace Rohit Sharma? Who will be Yashasvi Jaiswal’s partner opener?
Two players are in the race to open the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal. KL Rahul and Abhimanyu Easwaran. Looking at the nets, it is being speculated that Team India may give preference to experienced KL Rahul over Abhimanyu. Abhimanyu has been in Australia with India A for almost 20 days, but during this time he has not played any special innings that he should be given a chance to open.
Shubman Gill is injured. If he does not play then who will bat at number three?
The chances of Shubman Gill playing in the first test match are very less. In such a situation, Team India has some options for batting at number three. First, Devdutt Padikkal should be given a chance, who has been in Australia for the last 20 days and has become quite aware of the situation there. After Gill’s injury, he was probably stopped in Australia for the same reason. The second option is to promote Virat Kohli. However, this option can also be suicidal. It would not be right to tamper with the batting order of your best batsman who is also out of form. The third option is to do something new. Like giving a chance to Dhruv Jurel or promoting Sarfaraz or giving debut to Abhimanyu. The Indian team, which is playing its first series after the clean sweep, would like to avoid doing anything new in the very first match.
How many all-rounders will the Indian team field with? Will Nitish get a chance?
Any team wants to have more than one all-rounder in its team. If the field had belonged to India, it was certain that both Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin would play. Only one of them will get a chance in Australia. If the Indian team is worried about bowling then Ashwin will play. If India has less confidence in its batting then it will give a chance to Jadeja. Yes, Nitish Reddy can be given a chance as the second all-rounder. This will also give India a fourth option for pace bowling.
Will Harshit Rana debut?
India also has questions regarding the third and fourth pacers. It is considered certain that Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj will play. But for the third and fourth pacer, there is the option of Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna as well as Harshit Rana. Harshit Rana may not have played his debut test yet, but the rhythm of his bowling can get him this opportunity.
Let us tell you that the match between India and Australia will be played on November 22 from 7.50 am. Live telecast of the match can be seen on Star Sports Network and live streaming on Hot Star. You can follow News18Hindi for live updates.
India’s playing eleven (probable): 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