With the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at stake we take a look at the tourists who could play a major hand in the series, from Rishabh Pant to Akash Deep
Rishabah Pant and Jasprit Bumrah with Virat Kohli. The old guard are likely to have a say in the Border-Gavaskar cricket series against Australia, which starts in Perth on Friday.Rishabah Pant and Jasprit Bumrah with Virat Kohli. The old guard are likely to have a say in the Border-Gavaskar cricket series against Australia, which starts in Perth on Friday.
But with captain Rohit Sharma now showing signs of ageing and star batter Virat Kohli a fading force, cracks have started to appear in the India side and became most apparent in a. A lack of depth has perhaps also been exposed since the squad arrived in Australia with Shubman Gill – who was earmarked to jump from No 3 to open in the first Test, given Rohit is yet to arrive in the country for family reasons – suffering a thumb injury.
As India are forced to take steps towards regenerating on the run amid mounting pressure to quickly turn around their results, we look at the five players – new and old – ready to make their mark against Australia in their first five-match series since 1991-92.as “the next big thing” in India cricket. The pair of India greats each announced themselves as stars of the game on their first tour of Australia and it is hard to see Jaiswal doing much less.
has suffered from back issues and other injuries, but the 30-year-old now appears to be fit and firing and set to captain the side in the early absence of Rohit. While Bumrah has missed the past two series against Australia on home soil, he has been a pivotal player in the series victories on the road. The right-arm speedster was equal leading wicket-taker on his first tour of Australia when taking 21 scalps at an average of 17, and backed it up with 11 wickets at 29.36 in 2020-21.
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