Everyone is waiting for the test series between India and Australia. Team India is going on Australia tour in November for this series. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy will start from November 22 at the Perth Cricket Stadium. Team India, which has won the last 2 Test series in Australia, will enter this time with the intention of scoring a title hat-trick. However, before this series, two teams of India and Australia are going to clash with each other, which will be like a trailer for some players who will then be a part of the Test series. The series of 2 unofficial test matches between India A and Australia A is starting from Thursday 31st October.
This type of series has been played between A teams for the last several years. Due to Corona, there was a sudden interruption in the series of A teams in the last 3-4 years but now it has started again. From the point of view of Indian cricket, the A team tour in the last 8-10 years had helped many players in preparing for Test cricket, the result of which was seen in the improved performance of the Indian team abroad. In such a situation, this series will also pave the way for the entry of some players into the Indian team in the next 2-3 years.
Team India will keep an eye on these 2 players
Under the captaincy of Ruturaj Gaikwad, India A team is in Mackay city of Queensland state of Australia. The first match between India A and Australia A will be played here from Thursday. India A team includes some players who have also got a place in Team India for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In such a situation, there will be a lot of attention kept on the performance of these players. Two players are most important in this – opener Abhimanyu Easwaran and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy. Easwaran, who has scored a lot of runs in domestic cricket, has finally been selected as the backup opener for the Australia series. In India, he has scored a series of centuries in the last 2-3 months but it will be worth seeing how he performs on the fast pitch of Australia.
Easwaran is expected to get a chance to debut in a match during the Test series. Talking about Reddy, his chances of debut are stronger. Team India needed a fast bowling all-rounder and this time Nitish has been selected for this instead of Shardul Thakur. Nitish recently made his debut in the T20 series against Bangladesh and impressed a lot. But he does not have much experience in red ball cricket and in such a situation, these 2 matches are going to be very important for him before the Test series. Team India may need him for test matches like Perth and Brisbane. In such a situation, more eyes will be on his performance.
Important series for Australian team too
Apart from these, players like captain Ruturaj, wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan, Sai Sudarshan, Navdeep Saini would also like to leave their mark, who are contenders for a place in Team India. As far as Australia A is concerned, their side will keep an eye on Scott Boland. Boland has been an important part of Australia’s Test team for the last 2-3 years and he will also be seen playing in the series against India. In such a situation, they have this good opportunity to prepare. Apart from him, Michael Neisser would also like to attract the attention of the selectors. For Australia, the performance of Nathan McSweeney, Marcus Harris, Cameron Bancroft and Sam Constas will be important because any one or two of them may get the responsibility of opening in the Australian team.
