Oct 28, 2024
Ruturaj Gaikwad's long wait for a Test debut will continue as Abhimanyu Easwaran beat him to the reserve opener spot despite the 27-year-old being named India-A captain for the shadow tour of Australia.
Credit: PTI
Sai Sudarsan's Test debut is a matter of if and not when being one of the most technically solid young batters in the country. He has already played in ODI and T20Is for India.
Credit: BCCI
Cheteshwar Pujara was the star of India's victory in Australia in 2018-19 and 2021-21 but he will not be in the team this time around having been dropped the squad after the 2023 World Test Championship final.
Credit: AP
Devdutt Padikkal made his Test debut against England in March and scored a half-century in his lone innings but has not been recalled to the team since then.
Credit: AP
Aijinkya Rahane as the captain of the team when the team created history by winning the 2020-21 BGT in Australia but he has not played for the national team since July 2023 and continues to miss out.
Credit: ICC
Ishan Kishan remains exiled from the Indian team ever since he left the tour of South Africa mid-way. He played two Tests last year in West Indies but Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel have cemented their spot as the team's wicket-keeper batter.
Credit: AP
Axar Patel is among the finest all-rounders in the world and is arguably the most unluckiest to miss out with Washington Sundar piping him to the third spinner spot after Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.
Credit: AP
A wrist spinner is invaluable in Australian conditions but Kuldeep Yadav has not been picked with BCCI revealing he will visit the Centre of Excellence to treat a chronic groin injury.
Credit: AP
Mohammed Shami has failed to recover in time for the BGT as he is still to play any competitive match since the 2023 World Cup final. His absence comes as a big blow with the pace attack apart from Jasprit Bumrah lacking pedigree.
Credit: AP
Mukesh Kumar played three Test matches for India in the last 18 months but has once again missed out on the main squad and will only travel to Australia as a reserve bowler.
Credit: AP
Yash Dayal was part of the Indian squad for the Bangladesh series and seen as the team's left-arm pacer option but has been left out of the squad travelling to Australia despite being part of the 'A' Squad.
Credit: AP
Thanks For Reading!