- After the Australia tour, Team India will play a 5 match Test series against England in June. These 5 players who played Border Gavaskar in this series may be rested. While these players may return to the team…
Team India has faced defeat in the 3 Test match series against New Zealand. Now Rohit Sharma and company have to play the 5 match Border Gavaskar Trophy with Australia from 22 November. For which the Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the 18-member team.
In which young players like Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy have also been included. After this tour, India has to tour England in June. Let us first know about this series as to what India’s possible squad could be. Which players can make a comeback and which players can be shown the way out?
Team India has to play 5 Tests with England
Team India has to participate in 5-match Test series with two big teams in the Test format. The first series is to be played with Australia this month which will determine India’s path to reach the WTC final. After this series, India has to participate in a 5-match Test series on the England tour in June next year. This series will start from June 20 and the first Test will be played in Lods.
These veteran players may return
Many big batsmen of Team India are out. They can make a comeback in the England Test series. At the top of this list are Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, who are considered the backbone of the Test format. There has been a demand for their return to the Test format for a long time. In such a situation, the selectors can give a chance to both the veterans. Apart from this, young players Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mayank Yadav, Akash Deep and Harshit Rana can also be included in the Test series.
These 6 players selected in Border-Gavaskar may get rest
Finally, let’s take a look at those players whose future will depend on the Border Gavaskar Trophy. If the report is to be believed, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jaspreet Bumrah, KL Rahul, Mohammad Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja, who are struggling with poor form, do not score runs in Australia, so the selectors can give rest to these senior players. All these players are continuously playing cricket for India. In such a situation, Ajit Agarkar can manage the workload of these players.
Team India’s probable 16-member squad for the 5-match Test series against England:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill (captain), Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mayank Yadav, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi.