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First batch of Team India, without Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli leaves for Border-Gavaskar Trophy

First batch of Team India, without Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli leaves for Border-Gavaskar Trophy

The opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series will be played at the Perth Stadium on November 22.

Amidst all the rumours regarding Rohit Sharma’s unavailability, the first batch of the Indian cricket team has left for the forthcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. It was previously confirmed that the management has decided to take players to Australia in two batches, one on Sunday and the other on Monday. This was due to the logistical constraints. Expectedly, several players, including Mohammed Siraj and Washington Sundar were seen reaching the Mumbai airport on Sunday night. Unsurprisingly, both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma weren’t part of the first batch.

Team India leave for Australia sans Kohli-Rohit

Apart from Siraj and Sundar, the trio of Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Akash Deep also left for Australia. It is reported that only five of these players, alongside some coaching staff are part of the first batch. This means, the majority of the team will fly after Monday’s press conference. Yes, head coach Gautam Gambhir will be addressing the media in a press conference before leaving for Australia with the second batch of players. He is slated to answer the questions from the journalist in Mumbai around 9 AM IST. You can also watch the live telecast on Star Sports Network.

Virat Kohli is likely to fly with the second batch tomorrow. As for Rohit Sharma, the Indian skipper is expected to miss the initial part of the BGT, courtesy of personal reasons. Hence, it is unlikely he will travel with the team. In his absence, Jasprit Bumrah, who is the Test vice-captain of India, will assume the leadership duties. It must be noted that the likes of KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar (reserves), Khaleel Ahmed (reserves) and Navdeep Saini (reserves) are all already in Australia. All these players, part of the BGT squad, participated in the recent four-day two-match unofficial Test series against Australia A.

Border-Gavaskar Trophy schedule

MatchDatesTeamsVenue
1st Test22-26 November 2024Australia Men vs India MenPerth Stadium, Perth
2nd Test6-10 December 2024Australia Men vs India MenAdelaide Oval, Adelaide
3rd Test14-18 December 2024Australia Men vs India MenThe Gabba, Brisbane
4th Test26-30 December 2024Australia Men vs India MenMCG, Melbourne
5th Test3-7 January 2025Australia Men vs India MenSCG, Sydney

India’s squad for the BGT 2024-25

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