Good news has come for the Indian national cricket team as captain Rohit Sharma is likely to feature in the playing XI in the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against the Australian national cricket team .
As per the latest report, Indian captain Rohit Sharma is very likely to travel to Australia ahead of the first Test in Perth.
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Rohit Sharma did not travel with the Indian team to Australia
The Indian national cricket team left in two batches for Australia for the five-match Test series and Rohit Sharma was not part of either batch.
He stayed back in Mumbai due to family obligations as he and his wife, Ritika Sajdeh, are expecting their second child very soon.
Other Indian players arrived in Australia and began practice sessions at the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) ground in Perth.
Meanwhile, the Indian captain, despite not being with the team, has remained involved in the game. The superstar batsman has been training at Reliance Corporate Park (RCP) and has also been using the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) facilities for his sessions.
Rohit Sharma 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 being available for the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy “seem to be improving by the day.”
This is because Rohit Sharma’s second child is likely to be 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 reaches Australia on time. once your child is born. .
Also, for the same reason, Indian national cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir did not rule out the possibility of Rohit Sharma playing the first Test and was hopeful that the captain would join the team in time to the series.
Who will replace Rohit Sharma in India XI if he is left out?
India head coach Gautam Gambhir had confirmed before the team’s departure that Jasprit Bumrah will lead the team in Australia if Rohit is not available.
He also stated that to replace Rohit as an opener in the playing XI, they have two options – Abhimanyu Easwaran and KL Rahul. Notably, both Easwaran and Rahul failed to impress in the unofficial Tests against Australia A and this would have left the Indian team management worried.
Domestic cricket superstar Easwaran recorded scores of 0 and 17 and 7 and 12 in two matches, while KL Rahul scored 4 and 10 in the only match he played.
Talking about Rohit Sharma, he has also not been at his best with the bat in the last few Test matches. He scored only 42 runs at an average of 10.50 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 Bangladesh national cricket team. New Zealand cricket.
