Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023: After New Zealand, now India’s Test series is set to start from 9th February with Australia. Both teams have announced their probable top-11. The first Test match of this series will be played in Nagpur, Maharashtra. In this match, an all-rounder player, who has the ability to change the course of any match with his bat and ball, will also be included after several months.
Ravindra Jadeja participated in the practice session
He is none other than but Ravindra Jadeja. Ravindra Jadeja, who is related to Gujarat, has passed the fitness test at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. After passing this test, the BCCI allowed him to join the Team India’s practice camp. He then went to Nagpur to participate in the practice session with Team India. The Indian team has a small practice camp running from 2 to 6 February, where all players participating in the match against Australia are included.
He has been away from cricket for the last 6 months
Ravindra Jadeja, who used to play for Team India, was out of cricket for the last 6 months. He got injured in his ankle during the Asia Cup played in August 2022 and was advised by doctors to take rest after surgery. Due to this injury, he missed the tournaments against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and New Zealand.
Australia can cause chaos in the game
Ravindra Jadeja is considered a crucial player in the Test series against Australia. He has scored 2523 runs in 60 Test matches so far and also taken 242 wickets. Out of these wickets, he has taken 172 in Test matches played against India. Thus, he is considered quite effective against Australia. It is said that if Jadeja comes in good form, he can give Australia a tough time with both bat and ball.
Let’s go on to say that the first match of the four-match Test series between the two countries will be held in Nagpur on February 9th. The second Test match will be held in Delhi on February 17th. While the third Test match will be played in Dharamshala on March 1st and the fourth Test match will be played in Ahmedabad on March 9th.
India’s team for the first test: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice Captain), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav and Jaydev Unadkat.