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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.

"I Can Bowl 150 Kmph": Jasprit Bumrah's Witty Reply To 'Medium Pacer' Query Goes Viral

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 starting Friday. Bumrah will be leading the side in absence of Rohit Sharma who chose to spend time with his family after the birth of his second child. During the press conference, a journalist asked Bumrah about how he feels about captaining India as a "medium pace all-rounder". Bumrah was quick to come up with a witty answer as he said that he can bowl 150kmph and that is why he should at least be called "fast bowler captain".

"You Are A Sitting Duck": Pat Cummins' Honest Take On IPL Auction Clash With Perth Test

Australian captain Pat Cummins on Thursday said the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against arch-foes India is going to be more "attritional" as the two heavyweights of world cricket will be sparring over five Test matches instead of the traditional four games. While both the teams will be looking to get the better of each other, there will also be an eye on the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction, which takes place in Suadi Arabia on two of the 5 days of the opening Test at Perth. However, Cummins doesn't feel the auction will be distraction for his players.

Australia Eye Revenge From Off-Colour India In 1st Test Of Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25

The nostalgia of Brisbane 2021 refuses to fade but India, still reeling from a bitter home debacle, will be under tremendous pressure when they face an equally circumspect Australia in a battle of two out-of-form batting units in the opening Test of the marquee Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting here on Friday. In 2018-19 and 2020-21, India proved that lightning can strike twice with back to back series wins but the manner in which New Zealand came, saw and decimated them on home turf recently has certainly hit the psyche of an otherwise world-class unit.

"He Doesn't Need To...": Pat Cummins' Advice To Australia Rookie Nathan McSweeney

Rookie opener Nathan McSweeney will be entering his maiden Test series with a lot riding on him, but Australia captain Pat Cummins on Thursday offered him some comforting advice, saying he should focus on playing his natural game and not "imitate" his predecessor -- the great David Warner. McSweeney, 25, will be filling the spot left vacant by the retirement of Warner earlier this year and partner Usman Khawaja at the top of the order in the marquee Border-Gavaskar Test series against India starting here on Friday.

Relaxed Bumrah enjoying responsibility of India captaincy

PERTH, Australia : India's Jasprit Bumrah has always enjoyed being thrust into difficult situations so after being handed the captaincy for the opener of a five-test series against Australia the pace spearhead has seized the opportunity with both hands.

Australia skipper Cummins eyes elusive series win against India

MELBOURNE : Captain Pat Cummins has hoisted just about every trophy in cricket as part of dominant Australian teams but wants to tick the last box with a test series win against India over the next two months.

"Greatest Of All Time": Michael Vaughan Reserves Massive Praise For Australia Bowling Quartet

Former England captain Michael Vaughan feels that Australia's frontline bowling quartet of Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins are arguably the nation's best of all time and are key to victory for Australia in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India at home. India won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia the last two times it was played there in 2018/19 and 2020/21. Moreover, Australia have not won the series since 2014-15, when they won 2-0 on the home soil.

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

"I Can Bowl 150 Kmph": Jasprit Bumrah's Witty Reply To 'Medium Pacer' Query Goes Viral

"You Are A Sitting Duck": Pat Cummins' Honest Take On IPL Auction Clash With Perth Test

Australia Eye Revenge From Off-Colour India In 1st Test Of Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25

"He Doesn't Need To...": Pat Cummins' Advice To Australia Rookie Nathan McSweeney

Relaxed Bumrah enjoying responsibility of India captaincy

Australia skipper Cummins eyes elusive series win against India

"Greatest Of All Time": Michael Vaughan Reserves Massive Praise For Australia Bowling Quartet