- Rohit Sharma: Team India captain Rohit Sharma has left for Australia tour. As soon as he reaches Australia, Rohit can make big changes in the team for the remaining 4 Test matches.
Rohit Sharma: Team India is playing the first match of the Border-Gavaskar trophy against Australia at Perth ground. The second test of this 5 match test series will start from 6 December at Adelaide ground. Rohit Sharma will join Team India by the second test against the Kangaroos. He will be playing the role of opening batsman and captain in the Adelaide Test. With the return of Hitman, many big changes can be seen in the playing 11 of the Indian team for the remaining 4 test matches.
Rohit Sharma left for Australia
Source: espncricinfo
There is a relief news for Team India amidst the Perth Test. Rohit left for Australia on Saturday night. Hitman was out of the Perth Test for the second time due to his father, but he will be seen captaining the Indian team in the Adelaide Test. After which Jasprit Bumrah will once again be given the vice-captaincy of India. Bumrah is currently playing the role of captain of the Indian team in the first Test match in place of Rohit.
There will be changes in the playing 11 with the return of Rohit Sharma
As soon as Rohit Sharma reaches Australia, Team India’s playing 11 will change completely. These players will be part of the Indian team for the next 4 Test matches. After the Perth Test, Hitman will open the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal. While Shubman Gill may also return.
In such a situation, KL Rahul can once again be sent to bat in the lower order. Shubman Gill can be brought back by dropping Dhruv Jurel, while Devdutt Padikkal may also have to sit out. However, there is no official confirmation of Shubman Gill being fit yet. But these are many big changes that Rohit can make in the last 4 Test matches.
The Indian team for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is as follows
Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.