After Ajinkya Rahane-led squad defeated the ‘mighty’ Ozs in 2020-21 series, the Indian team, which is now fairly new, will look to continue its domination on the Australian soil, this time too.
India, fresh off consecutive series wins in Australia (2018-19 and 2020-21), aims for a third straight triumph. However the Rohit Sharma & Co. will have to shake off the shameful 3-0 defeat against New Zealand at home, earlier this month.
India will miss captain Rohit Sharma for the first Test due to personal reasons, with vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah stepping in as skipper. Shubman Gill is also unavailable owing to a finger injury. Devdutt Padikkal, initially part of the India A squad, has been added as a batting backup.
Ind vs Aus: Full schedule
1st Test: November 22, Perth (7:50 AM IST)
2nd Test: December 6, Adelaide (Day-Night, 9:30 AM IST)
3rd Test: December 14, Brisbane (5:50 AM IST)
4th Test: December 26, Melbourne (Boxing Day, 5:00 AM IST)
5th Test: January 3, Sydney (5:00 AM IST)
Ind vs Aus: What’s at stake?
To secure direct qualification for the 2025 World Test Championship (WTC) final at Lordâ€s, India must win all five Tests in the series.
Meanwhile, Australia, buoyed by their WTC final and ODI World Cup victories over India, will look to reclaim the trophy. With Aussies striving to end a decade-long winless streak at home and India eyeing dominance, the stage is set for a high-stakes cricketing spectacle.
India vs Australia: Likely playing XI
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah (C), Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana
Australia: Nathan McSweeney, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey, Mitch Starc, Pat Cummins, Natan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
Indiaâ€s Squad
Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Devdutt Padikkal
Reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed
Australia squad for 1st Test
Pat Cummins (C), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc
