After a long stretch of dominance at home, Team India faced a surprising 3-0 defeat in their backyard against New Zealand. The Indian players struggled in matches across Bangalore, Pune, and Mumbai, leaving them in a challenging position for the World Test Championship (WTC). With this defeat, India’s path to the WTC finals has become tougher, as they now head into a critical five-match Test series against Australia, needing to win at least four of these matches to stay in contention.
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Shikhar Dhawan’s Encouragement for Team India
Ahead of this demanding series, former Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan expressed his support for the team and boosted their morale. Dhawan emphasized that India could still achieve a historic hat-trick of series wins against Australia, as they did in the previous two tours. Dhawan praised the performances of key players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah, and mentioned how their experience would guide younger talents on the challenging Australian pitches. He noted that India would enter the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting on November 22 in Perth, with a winning mindset.
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India’s Squad for the Australian Series
India has assembled a strong squad for this crucial series, combining seasoned players and emerging talents. Here’s the squad:
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | Captain |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Vice-captain |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Batter |
| Abhimanyu Easwaran | Batter |
| Shubman Gill | Batter |
| Virat Kohli | Batter |
| KL Rahul | Batter |
| Rishabh Pant | Wicketkeeper-batter |
| Sarfaraz Khan | Batter |
| Dhruv Jurel | Wicketkeeper-batter |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | All-rounder |
| Ravindra Jadeja | All-rounder |
| Mohammad Siraj | Bowler |
| Akash Deep | Bowler |
| Prasidh Krishna | Bowler |
| Harshit Rana | Bowler |
| Nitish Reddy | Bowler |
| Washington Sundar | All-rounder |
India will look to start the series strong, aiming to overcome the setback and push toward their WTC goals with a series win in Australia.
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