The first of five Test matches for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will begin on November 22 at the Optus Stadium in Perth, with Jasprit Bumrah serving as captain of the Indian squad. For family considerations, Rohit Sharma, the normal captain of India, has been unavailable. Before the second Test match in Adelaide, Rohit is anticipated to join the Indian squad.

Rohit will be eligible to play in India’s baseball warm-up match against Australia’s Prime Minister XI starting on November 30. Rohit is anticipated to join the Indian squad on November 29. The Adelaide Oval will host the day-night second Test match starting on December 6.

Bumrah will be captaining the Indian squad for the second time. After Rohit Sharma tested positive for COVID-19 in the 2021–22 season, he led India in the fifth India vs. England Test at Edgbaston.

In addition to Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill will not participate in the first Test match due to a fractured thumb.

Now, it’s unclear whether the think tank would start Yashasvi Jasiwal in the first innings with KL Rahul or Abhimanyu Easwaran. The squad also boasts Devdutt Padikkal as a choice opener, but it is doubtful that Rahul will be selected before him.

Virat Kohli and KL Rahul both had injury scares, as the latter was sent for scans for an unidentified ailment and the former was struck in the elbow. But when they participated in the India A simulated match at the Western Australian Cricket Ground in Perth, the two quickly put an end to all of their problems.

In addition to replacing Rohit and Gill, India would also need to consider their batting depth, particularly in light of the batters’ performance in the just-finished Test series against Bangladesh and New Zealand with the seaming and new ball.

In the lower middle order, India may make use of Harshit Rana or Nitish Kumar Reddy.

The Indian squad will begin practicing at the Optus Stadium on Tuesday after continuing their preparations at Perth’s WACA Stadium on Monday.