A good piece news India has arrived in the National Cricket Team as captain Rohit Sharma will feature in the playing XI for the opening game of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against the Australian National Cricket Team.
According to a recent report, Indian captain Rohit Sharma is highly likely to leave for Australia ahead of the first Test in Perth.
Rohit Sharma did not go to Australia with the Indian team
The Indian National Cricket Team traveled to Australia in two groups for a five-match Test series and Rohit Sharma was not part of either of the two parties.
He stayed in Mumbai due to family commitments as he and wife Ritika Sajdeh are expecting their second child soon.
Other Indian players have reached Down Under and started training sessions at the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) ground in Perth.
Meanwhile, the Indian skipper has been involved in the game despite not being in the team. The superstar batsman trains at the Reliance Corporate Park (RCP) and also uses the facilities of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) for his sessions.
Rohit Sharma is likely to be available for the first Test of BGT 2024-25
On Thursday, November 14, India Today reported that Rohit Sharma’s chances of featuring in the inaugural Border-Gavaskar Trophy are “looking better by the day”.
This is due to the possibility of Rohit Sharma’s second child being born before the first Test and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has also started making all arrangements to ensure that Rohit’s child reaches Australia in time after the birth. .
For the same reason, the head coach of the Indian National Cricket Team, Gautam GambhirHe did not rule out the possibility of Rohit Sharma playing in the first Test and hoped that the captain would join the team in time for the series.
Who will replace Rohit Sharma in India XI?
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir confirmed this before the team’s departure jasprit bumrah He will lead the team in Australia in Rohit’s absence.
He also said that they have two options – Abhimanyu Easwaran and KL Rahul – to replace Rohit in the opening XI. Notably, both Easwaran and Rahul failed to impress in the unofficial Tests against Australia A, which would have worried the Indian team management.
Local cricket superstar Easwaran registered 0 and 17 and 7 and 12 in two matches while KL Rahul scored 4 and 10 in the one match he played.
Talking about Rohit Sharma, he hasn’t been at his best with the bat in recent test matches either. He scored a total of 42 runs in the two-match Test series against the Bangladesh National Cricket Team and 91 runs at an average of 15.16 in the three-match Test series against the New Zealand National Cricket Team.
