Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah has defended veteran batsman Virat Kohli. Before the Perth Test, Bumrah said that 'I don't need to say anything to Kohli. I made his captaincy debut. There may be ups and downs in the series, but his confidence remains intact.'
Team India is scheduled to play the first match of the 5-match Test series against Australia from Friday, November 22. In the absence of regular captain Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah will take charge of the team.
Before BGT 2024, the captains of both the teams had a photo shoot with the trophy.
Highlights of Bumrah's statement…
- When I came here, the coach and the management made it clear to me that I will captain the team.
- I don't need to say anything to Kohli, I made my debut under him. The series may have its ups and downs, but his confidence remains intact.
- We have learned something from the New Zealand series, but the conditions were different there and our results here have been different.
- We have selected our playing-11, you will know before the match starts tomorrow morning.
Now let's talk about Australian captain Pat Cummins… Cummins said- there will be pressure, but our preparation is firm Australia captain Pat Cummins admitted the pressure will be on his team, which has lost its last four Test series against India. He said- There is always pressure when playing at home ground. India are a good team and will be a good challenge, but we are not thinking too far ahead. Winning BGT would be amazing. The Indian team is very good, but our preparation is also solid.
Cummins' statement features…
- The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is always very challenging. The 5 Test series will be full of ups and downs.
- McSweeney (opener) will have to show his natural game. Don't try to play like David Warner. That's not McSweeney's way of playing.
- Indian all-rounder Nitish Reddy is a very impressive player. Has not bowled much for Sunrisers, but is good at swinging the ball.
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The first match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia will begin tomorrow at the Optus Stadium in Perth. This series is very important for India to reach the WTC finals.
In such a situation, the Indian team can field with five batsmen, one wicketkeeper, two all-rounders (one spin and one pace) and three pacers. …
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