Sunil Gavaskar was stunned to see both Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja being left out of India's playing XI for the first Test against Australia in Perth.
The last time India's Test playing XI didn't feature R Ashwin or Ravindra Jadeja was in 2018 against Australia in Perth, the same venue as this match.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja didn't get the nod for the opening Test between India and Australia in Perth.
Ravindra Jadeja shrugged off major injury concerns during practice and the all-rounder can be in the running to be in the playing XI for the first Test match against Australia in Perth.
India's former bowling coach Bharat Arun is of the opinion that Ravindra Jadeja should not play the first Test.
India have not lost to Australia in a bilateral Test series since 2016-17
Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar will be working on a roadmap for the future of the white-ball teams alongside the upcoming Test series against Australia.
Team India enter the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia after a 0-3 whitewash suffered at home against New Zealand.
New Zealand star Wil Young got the better of Rohit Sharma during the recently concluded 3-match Test series, forcing the India captain to change his strategy.
Gilchrist is certain that the series loss to New Zealand will scar the atmosphere of the Indian dressing room.