- Team India is ready to play the fourth match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia. Both the teams will face each other in Melbourne from December 26. But before that, BCCI announced a new team for the last two matches.
Team India is ready to play the fourth match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia. Both the teams will face each other in Melbourne from 26 December. This clash is very important for the Indian and Kangaroo players in terms of gaining the lead in the series. But before this, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the new Team India for the last two matches, in which the player who scored runs at an average of 41 got a chance.
Team India announced the last two matches of the Border Gavaskar Trophy
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After the Gabba Test match was drawn, the five-Test Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 is tied at 1-1. Team India won the Perth Test match by 295 runs, while in the second match, the Australian team won by 10 wickets. At the same time, now both teams are preparing to capture the fourth match to be played in Melbourne. The Boxing Day Test will start at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday. However, two days before this, the BCCI has announced the new Indian team, whose reins are on the shoulders of Rohit Sharma.
The player who scored runs at an average of 41 made an entry
In fact, after the Gabba Test match, experienced Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement. Since then, the Indian selectors have been looking for his replacement. The selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar has included 26-year-old spin all-rounder Tanush Kotian in the team for the last two matches of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. This player, who made a splash in first-class cricket, has been given a place in the Indian team (Team India) for the first time. Apart from this, no change has been seen in the team.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) December 23, 2024
Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Tanush Kotian added to India’s Test squad. #TeamIndia | #AUSvIND
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First class cricket career has been brilliant
26-year-old all-rounder Tanush Kotian’s first-class cricket career has been spectacular. With his explosive batting and lethal bowling in this format, he caught the attention of the Indian selectors and knocked on the door for entry into Team India. If we look at the statistics of Tanush Kotian’s first-class cricket career, he has scored 1525 runs in 47 innings of 33 matches at an average of 41.21. During this, two centuries and 13 half-centuries came from his bat. While bowling in 59 innings, he took 101 wickets.
India’s team for the last two matches of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25
Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Devdutt Padikkal, Tanush Kotian
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