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.

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.

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The Indian cricket team will be looking to book its slot in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final as they start their five-match Test series against Australia.

Yashasvi Jaiswal is also India's leading run-scorer in Tests this year, having amassed 1,119 runs so far.

Jasprit Bumrah will be leading India for only the second time in a Test match.

Devdutt Padikkal could be playing the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, after an injury to Shubman Gill.

Rohit Sharma is all set to join the Indian cricket team squad in Perth on November 24, according to a report.

Shubman Gill has been batting at no. 3, a position which Cheteshwar Pujara made his own for over a decade in the whites.

Indian cricket team stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah's witty reply during the pre-match press conference left everyone in splits ahead of the first Test encounter against Australia in Perth.

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Michael Vaughan and Wasim Jaffer engaged a fir quirky posts on social media ahead of the start of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

After retiring as a legendary Pakistan captain, Imran Khan has been a controversial figure in Pakistan politics.

There has been unprecedented rain in the build-up to the first Test between India and Australia at Perth's Optus Stadium.

This is the second time that Bumrah will captain the team in the absence of Rohit Sharma after the Edgbaston Test against England in 2022, and the 30-year-old would like to skin the cat in his own way.

India's former bowling coach Bharat Arun is of the opinion that Ravindra Jadeja should not play the first Test.

Rohit is on a paternity break and will miss the series-opener. Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is captaining the Indian team in his absence.

Bumrah recognised the importance Shami holds in the Indian red-ball setup and admitted the possibility of the right-arm seamer travelling to Australia to be a part of the demanding Test series.