Suryakumar Yadav’s incredible performance in T20I cricket propelled him to the Test arena. The 32-year-old hitter was selected from a 17-man squad to represent India against Australia. The roster selected for only his two Tests, the first of his four-game home series, includes another one of his players who made a name for himself on the whiteball scene. Ishan Kishan joined the squad along with first-choice wicketkeeper Rishab Pant after a car accident.
India will head into the Border Gavaskar series starting February 9, but the spearhead of the Tempo attack will remain on the sidelines. Jasprit Bumrah recently appeared ready to return to cricket after recovering from a stress reaction in his back. However, while readjusting to his normal workload, he experienced a stiffness in his right hip and was recommended at least another month of rehab.
Ravindra Jadeja returns from his own extended injury leave. Left arm spin He bowling His all-rounder has been added to the roster and will play a big role in his series at home where he must win 3-1 or better for India to secure a spot in Test Worlds his cup final There is a possibility. Jadeja has not played cricket since August 2022. He was originally due to return during his Bangladesh tour late last year, but it turned out he needed more time to recover from his knee surgery in September. Already, BCCI noted in a press release that it announced the roster that Jadeja’s participation would be “subject to suitability.”
India’s friendly batting technique is expected to pick up the pace with either Kishan or Suryakumar in the starting lineup. Both players have batted above 60 in top-flight cricket, but bringing them up remains a challenge.
Captain his Rohit Sharma and vice-captains KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli could take the top four spots. Shreyas Iyer should be fifth or sixth given his recent form. He averaged 101 in India’s latest Test series against Bangladesh in December 2022, and Shubman Gill looks like a starting reserve in both the opening and middle roles. Kishan has been selected as the team’s wicketkeeper, so he will face KS Barratt, who has been understudy to Pants for a long time.
At the bowling front, Mohammed Shammi is fronting the attack, with Mohamed Siraj, who scored India’s glorious debut streak against Australia in 2020-21, and Jaydev, Australia’s left-hander of the last 12 years. Get the support of Unadkat. The ban between Test Match and his Umesh Yadav has been lifted. Hardik Pandya, while an integral part of his Whiteball roster in India, is not part of his Test team. It has been stated that he does not yet have the fitness to throw for long periods of time in red ball cricket.R Ashwin will be a major spinner with Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav supporting him.
Changes between India’s last Test squad and this one
In: Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav
Out: Abhimanyu Easwaran, Rishabh Pant, Navdeep Saini, Saurabh Kumar, Shardul Thakur.