A 5-match test series is to be played between India and Australia. Indian team will soon face Australia for the Border Gavaskar Trophy. At the same time, India A team is currently in Australia. Two 4-day matches are being played between India A and Australia A. Amidst this series, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has made a major change in the squad of India A. It has been decided to include two players selected for the Border Gavaskar Trophy in the India A squad. These two players will leave for Australia before the rest of the team.
Sudden change in the squad of the Indian team
According to the Indian Express report, it has been decided to include KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel in the India A team for some match practice before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting in Perth from November 22. Both these players were also part of the Test series against New Zealand. But did not get a chance to play much. KL Rahul was part of the playing 11 in the same match. At the same time, Dhruv Jurel got a chance to keep wickets only in one match, when Pant suffered a knee injury.
The second four-day match between India A and Australia A will be played in Melbourne from November 7. In such a situation, KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel can fly to Australia by Tuesday morning, so that they can reach there at the right time. Let us tell you, KL Rahul had played innings of 0 and 12 runs in the first test against New Zealand. After this match, he was shown the way out of the playing 11. On the other hand, Dhruv Jurel played his last Test match for Team India against England earlier this year. In such a situation, this is going to be a good opportunity for practice for both these players.
India A team for Australia tour
Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Abhimanyu Easwaran (vice-captain), Sai Sudarshan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Baba Inderjeet, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Porel (wicketkeeper), Mukesh Kumar, Khalil Ahmed, Yash Dayal, Navdeep Saini, Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel.
