When the players of India and Australia will be ready to take the field on November 22 at the Optus Stadium in Perth, Jasprit Bumrah will be the first to step on the field wearing the blue blazer of Team India. After captain Rohit Sharma's exit from the Perth Test, star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will take charge of Team India in the first match of the series. Along with this, for the first time in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, fast bowlers from both the teams will be seen captaining the team. This match will not only be special for Bumrah, but is also going to be important for some young players, who are on the threshold of making their debut with the Perth Test. Then how will be the playing eleven of Team India?
Team India, which has been practicing in Perth for the last few days, has faced big challenges regarding the selection of playing eleven in the first Test match. The possibility of captain Rohit Sharma not playing in this test was already certain, but Shubman Gill's injury put the team management in trouble. Gill suffered a thumb injury during practice and was ruled out of the Perth Test. In such a situation, coach Gautam Gambhir is faced with the challenge of taking the right decision to fill the place of two big players.
If we talk about the batting of Team India, then Yashasvi Jaiswal is sure to play in the opening, while Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant are sure to play in the middle order. It is a question which other batsmen will get the chance. It was expected that Abhimanyu Easwaran would be able to make his Test debut but his poor performance for India A has come in the way of this. KL Rahul is sure to come in his place in the opening, while Easwaran does not seem to get a chance even at number three. Young batsman Devdutt Padikkal is expected to get a place for this role, who is being specifically stopped. At the same time, Dhruv Jurel is seen cementing his place in place of Sarfaraz Khan as the sixth number batsman. While Sarfaraz faced trouble against New Zealand in India itself, Jurel scored two excellent half-centuries against Australia A.
Team India has to strengthen its batting as well as bowling and in such a situation, two all-rounders are expected to get a place. The first name in this is Ravindra Jadeja, who will also be the only spinner on the fast pitch of Perth. Nitish Kumar Reddy can make his debut as the second all-rounder and can play the role of the fourth fast bowler. This will be a big challenge for Nitish because the A series did not go very well for him and his first class experience is also not special.
Not only Nitish, but the chances of fast bowler Harshit Rana making his debut have also increased. According to reports, in the practice session of Team India, Harshit was successful in showing his ability to get bounce by hitting the pitch. He can also contribute with the bat.
Now if Harshit plays, there will be competition between three players for the last pacer – Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj. Of these, only Siraj has experience of playing in Australia but his recent form has been very poor. In such a situation, the possibility of him getting a chance seems less. Prasidh had impressed with his excellent performance for India A and he can prove to be effective on the fast and bouncy pitch of Perth, but going by the current form, Team India can go with Akash Deep, who has performed effectively against Bangladesh and New Zealand. Had bowled.
Jasprit Bumrah (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana and Akash Deep.
