The much-awaited first Test of the five-match series for the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) between India and Australia will get underway at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Friday. India are coming into the Test series after a humiliating 3-0 whitewash at home against New Zealand earlier this month.
The visitors will be missing their regular skipper Rohit Sharma, who is skipping the Perth game after the birth of his second child last week. They will be led by pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah while Aussies will have regular skipper Pat Cummins at the helm.
“When you win you start from zero but when you lose, then also you also start from zero. We are not carrying any baggage from India. Yes, we have our learnings from New Zealand series but those were different conditions and our results here have been different,” Bumrah said in the pre-match press conference on Thursday.
India will be missing the services of batter Shubman Gill as well, who has injured his finger. KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal are expected to play in place of Rohit and Gill. India are also set to hand debut to all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy and pacer Harshit Rana looking at the conditions in Perth.
Australia, on the other hand, are looking for a replacement to retired opener David Warner and will be handing a debut to Nathan McSweeney. “Davey is very hard to replace, in many ways. I think the most important thing for someone like Nath, who is coming in, is just to play his own game. He doesn’t need to strike it (at), you know, 80 like David did, if that’s not his game,” Cummins said at the pre-match press conference.
“So for them (McSweeney and Khawaja), I would love to see them bring the best out of each other, they have played a little bit and batted a bit together for Queensland. But yeah, I think for both of them, it’s about bringing what they bring to the table,” Cummins added.
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Here are all the details about India vs Australia 2024 1st Test…
The India vs Australia 2024 1st Test will take place from Friday, November 22.
The India vs Australia 2024 1st Test will be held at the Optus Stadium in Perth.
The India vs Australia 2024 1st Test Day 1 will begin at 750am IST. The toss for the match will be held at 720am.
The India vs Australia 2024 1st Test will be available LIVE on Star Sports network channels in India.
The India vs Australia 2024 1st Test will be available for livestreaming on Disney+ Hotstar website and app.
Australia: Nathan McSweeney, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (C), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
India: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, K Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah (C), Akash Deep/Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj
