Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) introduced an 18-member India squad for the five-match Check sequence towards Australia on Friday with Abhimanyu Easwaran, Harshit Rana and Nitish Rana included. The sequence begins in Perth on November 22.
Arguably, the most important speaking level within the squad is the absence of Mohammed Shami, who had been working towards the clock to prepare for the sequence. The match-changing seamer underwent ankle surgical procedure earlier within the 12 months and his rehabilitation course of had seemed to be on observe till a current swelling to his knee.
Kuldeep Yadav can be not within the squad to determine a long-term resolution for his power left groin difficulty. BCCI stated in an announcement, “Kuldeep Yadav was unavailable for choice for the tour of Australia since he has been referred to The BCCI Centre of Excellence after the top of the continuing Check sequence towards New Zealand for long run decision of his power left groin difficulty.”
Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini and Khaleel Ahmed have been named because the reserves.
Bengal’s Easwaran has been rewarded for his success in home cricket as he turns into the third-choice opener alongside skipper Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
India may also journey with a well-stocked tempo assault alongside the main pair of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. Akash Deep has maintained his spot following spectacular performances towards England and Bangladesh, whereas Prasidh Krishna returns to the Check squad after debuting in South Africa.
The Karnataka seamer underwent prolonged rehabilitation for a stress fracture. He was spectacular in India A’s Duleep Trophy title win final month.
Seamer Harshit Rana will get to cap off a superb 12 months the place he starred in an IPL title and now will get a Check call-up, after already being picked within the different two white-ball squads.
Andhra Pradesh’s medium-pace all-rounder Nitish Reddy is in the identical boat as Rana, having impressed within the T20 league and stepping as much as India stage along with his T20I bow within the Bangladesh sequence this month.
Among the many spin-bowling choices, Washington Sundar, who took seven wickets within the first innings towards New Zealand within the on-going second Check in Pune, has additionally been picked. However Axar Patel has been neglected.
India’s squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
Reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed.
