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Star India Batter Opts Out Of Elite BCCI Event After Australia Test Series Loss. Reason Is...

Karnataka's Prasidh Krishna, Devdutt Padikkal and Tamil Nadu all-rounder Washington Sundar will be available for the Vijay Hazare Trophy knockout matches, starting in Vadodara from Thursday, after featuring in the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia. However, KL Rahul, who played all the five Test matches against the Aussies, has requested for a break and will skip the Hazare knockouts. Rahul's availability for the second phase of the Ranji Trophy, beginning on January 23, will be decided at a later date. India head coach Gautam Gambhir had recently expressed his desire to see frontline Indian players making themselves available for the remainder of the premier domestic red-ball tournament.

Watch: Holding Hands Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma Spotted In Sydney Going To New Year Party

New Year 2025 was welcomed in great fashion across the world. The Indian cricket team members also wished their fans on social media. Currently, the Indian cricket team is in Australia and celebrated the New Year in Sydney. Power couple Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma were spotted on the streets of Sydney on Tuesday. Devdutt Padikkal, who has played in the IPL with Virat Kohli, accompanied them. Several social media accounts said that the group was going to a New Year Party.

Rohit Sharma Troubled By Part-Timer Devdutt Padikkal In Nets, Video Viral

India captain Rohit Sharma and other members of the batting unit had to begin their nets session in Melbourne on 'not-so-useful' pitches. The training surfaces on offer to the Indian team were much different in comparison to the actual wickets that are prepared for the match. With the ball keeping low, Rohit even found it difficult to deal with the bowling of part-timer Devdutt Padikkal. On the bowling of pacer Akash Deep, Rohit was also hit on the knee once.

IND vs AUS Brisbane Test Weather Report: Rain To Play Spoilsport On Day 1? Forecast Paints Grim Picture

Team India will look to bounce from a 10-wicket defeat as they take on Australia in the third Test of a five-match series, starting Saturday at the Gabba in Brisbane. The series is tied at 1-1 as India won the series-opener by 295 runs in Perth, before Australia outplayed them in the pink-ball Test last week. India are likely to make a couple of changes with Akash Deep and Washington Sundar likely to get the nod over Ravichandran Ashwin and Harshit Rana, respectively.

India's Predicted XI vs Australia, Adelaide Pink-Ball Test: Who Will Make Way For Rohit Sharma And Shubman Gill?

Rohit Sharma will take a step back to lead from the front as India look for the perfect combination to drive home the advantage against a wounded but famously resilient Australia in the day/night Test starting in Adelaide on Friday. Rohit, returning to the side from a brief paternity break, has taken the tough call of pushing himself down the order to accommodate K L Rahul at the top alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal. Both Rahul and Jaiswal excelled in Perth and had a big part in India's biggest overseas win.

India vs Australia LIVE, 1st Test Day 1: Trouble For India As Virat Kohli Fails Again, Departs For 5

IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE Score: India are deep in trouble as they losing wickets at regular intervals. Now, they have lost the wicket of Virat Kohli, who departed for five and once again failed to leave a mark. KL Rahul has now been joined by Rishabh Pant as three-down India need a solid partnership from the duo. On the other hand, the Australian bowlers are eyeing more wickets, in order to maintain their dominance. India stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and opted to bat against Australia in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth. India have handed over the debut caps to pacer Harshit Rana and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy. With four pace options, India have included Washington Sundar as the only spin option. Apart from him, Devdutt Padikkal has also been included in the Playing XI. (Live Scorecard)

India To Hand 2 Debuts, Major Change At No. 3 vs Australia - Report Makes Big Claim

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 by The Indian Express. The report further claimed that neither Ravichandran Ashwin nor Ravindra Jadeja will play the first Test match in Perth. Instead, Washington Sundar is expected to play as the spin option. When it comes to the batting department, KL Rahul is expected to open the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal while Devdutt Padikkal will be batting at No. 3 as Shubman Gill will miss out due to injury.

"Are You Willing To...": Devdutt Padikkal Adviced By Ex-India Star Ahead Of 1st Test vs Australia

Young India batter Devdutt Padikkal will need to embrace the challenges that will come his way if he gets an opportunity in the first Test against Australia starting here on Friday, feels his senior Karnataka teammate Mayank Agarawal. Padikkal, who was initially not a part of India's jumbo 18-member squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, was asked to stay back after A team's unofficial Tests Down Under following a blow to Shubman Gill's left hand ahead of the series opener. If Gill remains sidelined, Padikkal is in line to take field for the second time in the format, having made his debut against England in March.

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Star India Batter Opts Out Of Elite BCCI Event After Australia Test Series Loss. Reason Is...

Watch: Holding Hands Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma Spotted In Sydney Going To New Year Party

Rohit Sharma Troubled By Part-Timer Devdutt Padikkal In Nets, Video Viral

IND vs AUS Brisbane Test Weather Report: Rain To Play Spoilsport On Day 1? Forecast Paints Grim Picture

India's Predicted XI vs Australia, Adelaide Pink-Ball Test: Who Will Make Way For Rohit Sharma And Shubman Gill?

India vs Australia LIVE, 1st Test Day 1: Trouble For India As Virat Kohli Fails Again, Departs For 5

India To Hand 2 Debuts, Major Change At No. 3 vs Australia - Report Makes Big Claim

"Are You Willing To...": Devdutt Padikkal Adviced By Ex-India Star Ahead Of 1st Test vs Australia