India squad for Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia announced: Full players list updated, No Shami; Easwaran included
India players for Border-Gavaskar series: Here’s the complete India squad, venues and timings for the upcoming five-match Ind vs Aus Test series.
Published : Oct 25, 2024 22:14 IST , Chennai - 1 MIN READ
Rohit Sharma will lead India in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar series. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak / The Hindu
The BCCI announced India’s squad for the upcoming Test series against Australia on Friday. Jasprit Bumrah has been named vice-captain for the five-match series. Bumrah previously captained India during the one-off Test in England in 2022, when Rohit Sharma was forced to sit out after testing positive for COVID-19.
Mohammed Shami, still recovering from an injury, has been left out of the squad.
Additionally, Kuldeep Yadav was unavailable for selection due to a chronic groin issue.
Axar Patel could not find a place. However, all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has made the cut along with Abhimanyu Easwaran, who is expected to be the team’s back-up opener.
Washington Sundar, who recently scored a century for Tamil Nadu in its Ranji Trophy match against Delhi, was added to India’s squad for the second and third Tests against New Zealand at home. Following his career-best figures of 7 for 59 in the ongoing second Test in Pune, Sundar has now earned a spot in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy squad as well.
Prior to the New Zealand series, Sundar last played a Test match in March 2021, marking his return to the longest format after a lengthy break.