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.
A big question is how the Indian team combination will be in the first match of the five-match series. The pitch at Optus Stadium will have added bounce and speed. Recently, Macdonald, head pitch curator of Western Australia cricket, said, 'This is Australia, this is Perth… I'm designing pitches that have fast pace and bounce.' 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.
However, before finalizing the final XI, the team management has to find answers to three questions…
- First question- Who will be the opener in Rohit Sharma's absence? Rohit will not play in the first Test, he has taken a break. KL Rahul and Abhimanyu Iswaran are the options. Rahul has the experience of playing 53 Tests. While Abhimanyu has not made his debut yet.
- Another question- Shubman Gill is injured, he will not play the first Test. Who will replace him at number three? Devdutt Padikal may get a chance to replace Gill in the first Test.
- Third question- Which all-rounder will debut between Harshit Rana or Nitish Reddy? Both players are fast bowling all-rounders. According to reports, the duo impressed with their bowling during practice in Australia.
Rahul is likely to open with Yashaswi Indian captain Rohit Sharma will not play in the Perth Test. In such a situation, KL Rahul can open with Yashaswi Jaiswal in his place. However, Abhimanyu Iswaran's name is also among the contenders. Gill has a fractured toe. In his place, Padikal will be number three. In the middle order, Virat Kohli will be at the fourth position, Rishabh Pant at the fifth position and Jurel at the sixth position. Pant will take charge of wicketkeeping.
A team can field with 2 all-rounders A team can play two all-rounders in this match. Having two all-rounders will strengthen the batting and bowling depth. Ravindra Jadeja looked certain to play for spin in this one, but Ravi Ashwin could also get a chance due to the plethora of left-handers in Australia's top order. At the same time, one of Harshit or Nitish will get a chance, which will be an option for the fourth fast bowler. Both the players can also debut together.
3 pacers could be part of the playing-11 Fast bowlers have taken 73 percent of the wickets on the Perth Stadium pitch. So far 4 Test matches have been played here. In this, bowlers took 139 wickets, pacers 102 wickets and spinners 37 wickets, ie, pacers took 73.38% wickets and spinners 26.62% wickets.
In such a situation, Team India will give chance to 3 fast bowlers in playing-11. Which includes Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj and the famous Krishna. Akash Deep is also part of the team, but he has little hope of getting a chance. In this match, Bumrah will take charge of the team in the absence of regular captain Rohit Sharma.
7 players including Akash, Ishwaran will not be part of playing-11 In Team India's 18-member squad, 7 players will sit on the bench. Among them, Abhimanyu Iswaran, Washington Sundar and Akash Deep are more likely to sit out. Gill is injured, while Rohit has taken a break from the first Test. Ravi Ashwin and Nitish Reddy may also be out of the playing XI.
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