Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja didn't get the nod for the opening Test between India and Australia in Perth.
Fast bowler Harshit Rana and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy are all set to make their Test debuts for India in the opening match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Friday, according to a report.
India vs Australia LIVE Score: Josh Hazlewood has provided Australia with another breakthrough as he dismissed Devdutt Padikkal for duck.
Mohammed Shami's international comeback might take place in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy but it could happen during the second half of the series.
The likes of Yashaswi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sarfaraz Khan, Nitish Reddy, Harshit Rana, Akash Deep and Prasidh Krishna are all on their maiden tours to Australia.
Gautam Gambhir was a part of the selection process for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which saw uncapped all-rounder Nitish Reddy being picked ahead of veteran Shardul Thakur.
Gavaskar stated the necessity of warm-up games in Australia for India players to get used to the change in conditions, following an embarrassing 0-3 series whitewash against New Zealand.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir confirmed that uncapped seamer Harshit Rana will not take part in the upcoming third Test match against New Zealand in Mumbai.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir doesn't want to blame the batters only for the debacle against the visiting New Zealand side, saying that every player has the responsibility towards the team.
IPL 2024-winning captain Shreyas Iyer parts ways with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), and so does Rs 25 cr purchase Mitchell Starc.