"Easy Win For India A Missed": Fans React As BCCI Cancels Match vs India

The first Test match against Australia in Perth in the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy will mark the visitors' first match on the trip Down Under as their three-day intra-squad game against India A at the WACA stadium was scrapped by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). As per ESPNCricinfo, in their mission to secure a hat-trick of series wins in Australia, India was set to start the tour with a warm-up game against India A from November 15-17. But it is understood that there is a change of plans and instead the Indian hierarchy has opted for training for these three days, including net sessions and centre-wicket match simulation sessions in WACA.

Australia will also likely train at WACA after India's stint at the ground.

"Going to be some good centre wickets with our boys bowling in Perth, in similar conditions to what you are going to get at Optus Stadium. It is probably going to be enough," Steve Smith recently said about preparing for the Test series with centre wicket practice at the WACA as quoted by ESPNCricinfo.

India had decided on a intra-squad warm-up match before the series rather than a practice match with an Australia domestic side. In their last two tours, India played a four-day game against Cricket Australia XI ahead of the 2018-19 series while they played a three-day match against Australia A ahead of 2020-21 series.

Easy win for India A missed https://t.co/cKadFu4xle

Indian squad for BGT is set to depart for Australia shortly after the ongoing third Test against New Zealand at Mumbai, which started on Friday and will conclude on November 5.

India A, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, were supposed to play Indian senior side after their two four-day unofficial Tests against Australia A at