Visiting facet Group India (IND) gained the primary Take a look at of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT 2024-25) on the Optus Stadium in Perth, comprehensively by 295 runs. The group is headed for the second Take a look at on the Adelaide Oval, scheduled to begin on December 6. The upcoming sport might be a Pink-ball Take a look at and this would be the second time India face Australia within the new Take a look at setup.
The primary time they confronted the hosts was in 2021, the place India registered their lowest first innings rating of 36 all out and finally misplaced the sport. This was additionally the one loss of their 4 pink ball video games for the Asian facet. The change in color of the ball will convey its personal challenges and the batters are cautious of this reality. Even the administration might need contemplated over the appropriate modifications to the squad.
3 attainable modifications for India’s Taking part in XI for the second Take a look at:
3. Rohit Sharma in for Dhruv Jurel
It will likely be a no brainer that somebody might need to make approach for Rohit Sharma because the India Captain has made entry to the group after opting out of the primary Take a look at. He performed at quantity 4 within the day and evening sport towards Prime Minister’s XI and acquired out for simply three runs. Curiously, the ‘Hitman’ was not a part of the taking part in when India final performed in Adelaide.
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Dhruv Jurel could have minimal attraction as Rishabh Pant appears to be like in sound health and is donning the position of a wicketkeeper too. Furthermore, Jurel got here up with scores of 11 and 1 respectively within the first innings and the second innings of the Perth Take a look at which may trigger obstacles in his approach of constructing it to the taking part in XI. There’s additionally debate over whether or not Rohit ought to change KL Rahul as opener, who stitched a match-defining 201-run partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal in Perth.