Australia’s Matt Renshaw recently picked the players to watch out for from the Indian national cricket team in the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25. Matt Renshaw has overlooked veteran Indian Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli among the players to watch out for in the five-match Test series.
Led by Pat Cummins, Australia will host a five-match Test series against India later this year. The home team will be hoping to win the Border Gavaskar Trophy for the first time since their last win in the 2014-15 series. Australia have lost four consecutive Test series against India, including two home series.
On the other hand, the Rohit Sharma-led team will be looking for a third consecutive Test series win in Australia. It is worth noting that India had not won a Test series in Australia before the 2018-19 tour. Australia beat India in their last Test match during the WTC 2023 final.
Matt Renshaw Picks Indian Players to Watch Out for at BGT 2024-25
Matt Renshaw picks Jasprit Bumrah and Yashasvi Jaiswal as players to watch out for in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Renshaw predicted that Bumrah and Jaiswal could pose problems to the Australian team in the upcoming Test series.
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Jasprit Bumrah Played Crucial Role In India’s Final Two Test Series Win In Australia
Jasprit Bumrah has been an important player for India in all formats. In Australia, the pacer took 21 wickets in four Tests during the 2018-19 series and took 11 wickets in three matches in the 2020-21 series. In total, he scored 164 runs in 37 matches at an average of 20.51.
Yashasvi Jaiswal is the second leading run-scorer after Joe Root in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle. The left-hander scored 1,265 runs in 22 overs at an impressive average of 60.23 and a strike rate of 69.77. Jaiswal reached three centuries and seven fifties in his career.
We still love Matt Renshaw’s ability to play – George Bailey
Matt Renshaw, who was a substitute in the recent series against the West Indies and New Zealand, has not been selected in the Australia A squad for the upcoming red-ball series against India A.
Chairman of selectors George Bailey said they like Renshaw’s skills but the selection process is about balancing immediate opportunities with player development. Renshaw, along with Pete Handscomb and Nic Maddinson, will be closely watched during Shield cricket, Bailey said.
“We still love Matt’s ability to play. As far as Australia goes, part of that process is trying to identify opportunities that may come up in the short term, but also making sure we’re focused on developing opportunities for us. Players who can play important roles in different roles in the future,” Bailey said. .
“Even though there’s an Australia A team there, I think Matt Renshaw, Pete Handscomb, Nic Maddinson, three examples, are guys we’ll continue to watch really closely in Shield cricket,” he said.
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