Virat Kohli: The first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia will be played on November 22. But even before this there was an unofficial intra squad match between the Indian players. Virat Kohli, the superstar batsman of the Indian team, could not do much here. As it was an unofficial Test match, he came out to bat twice. But could not make a big score even in the pair of both innings.
Out to Mukesh Kumar
Virat Kohli looked in good form when he came out to bat first and hit some brilliant strokes. But he was dismissed in the slips by fast bowler Mukesh Kumar, after scoring 15 runs. After this he practiced for about half an hour in the nearby nets. After this, when he came to bat again, he batted for an hour before scoring 30 runs. Even after batting twice in this way, he could only score 45 runs.
Scored more than 1300 Test runs in Australia
Virat Kohli is counted among the greatest players in the world. He has won many matches for the team on his own. Whenever he bats in Australia, Team India is certain to win. He has scored a total of 1352 runs against Australia in 13 Test matches on Australian soil, including 6 centuries. Meanwhile, his highest score has been 169 runs. But the poor form since the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is raising everyone’s concerns.
Indian squad for Test series against Australia:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashshwi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Iswaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurrell (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Ashwin. Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Irish Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sunder.
Reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khalil Ahmed.
India vs Australia Test Series Schedule:
First Test: 22-26 November, Perth
Second Test: 6-10 December, Adelaide
Third Test: 14-18 December, Brisbane
Fourth Test: December 26-30, Melbourne
Fifth Test: 3-7 January (2025), Sydney
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