Excitement and anticipation are its peak as India gear up for the Border Gavaskar Trophy. The first match between India and Australia is scheduled to take place at the Optus Stadium in Perth on November 22. Preparations have been in full swing as the Indian players have been warming up in the nets in a bid to enhance their skills to survive on the Australian pitches. Players are also being involved in fun sessions and banter to light up the mood. In a video shared by BCCI Rishabh Pant was seen trying his hand at bowling in the nets. The Indian wicketkeeper bowled full throttle at Jasprit Bumrah and even threatened the fast bowler to get him out by bowling bouncers.

Both Pant and Bumrah will play pivotal roles in the upcoming India vs Australia Test series as India aim to secure a place in the World Test Championship final for the third consecutive time. Captain Rohit Sharma’s participation in the first Test in Perth remains unsure although head coach Gautam Gambhir insisted that he is hopeful of Rohit joining the Indian camp ahead of the first Test. Virat Kohli raised an injury scare as the former Indian captain reportedly underwent a scan for a mystery injury while KL Rahul also had to leave the field after being struck on the elbow at WACA. India Test squad for Australia TourRohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar. ReservesMukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed